Spotlight on Florimond Desprez sugar beet at Milan Expo

From 1 May to 31 October, Milan is host to the universal exposition on the theme “Feeding the planet, energy for life”.
The French pavilion aims to demonstrate the variety and creativity of French agriculture by highlighting the country’s gastronomy, food production and territories.
Visitors to the garden of the French pavilion can see 60 vegetable species representing the diverse range of products grown in France. These include Florimond Desprez sugar beet (variety EIDER) planted over an area of 50m².