In 1811, Napoleon issued a decree appropriating one million francs for the establishment of sugar schools, and compelling the farmers to plant a large acreage to sugar beets the following year.
Napoleon je 1811. izdao zakon o namenskom izdvajanju milion franaka za osnivanje škola o šećernoj repi i uverio poljoprivrednike da zasadi velike zasade šećerne repe sledeće godine.