Climate-smart food: Regenerative Agriculture briefing
With the adverse impact of climate change on increasingly unpredictable growing seasons, global food security is under threat. To mitigate this and ensure sustainable food production for future generations, we’re seeing an increase in investment towards climate-smart practices.
Divided into 9 sections, this briefing on the latest conversations surrounding regenerative agriculture is featured from the Dec-Jan issue of The Ethical Corporation magazine.
There’s an increasing recognition from the food industry on the need to transition to more regenerative methods.
Leading food brands comment on the existing challenges and opportunities:
“We use materials from almost 1 million farmers. About 60% of our emissions come from ingredients. This is both a big risk and a big opportunity for us.” – Barry Parkin, Mars
“It’s all about collaboration. There’s a lot of momentum, but we need to be much better in coordinating all that investment and action.” – Jay Watson, General Mills
“As a food company, having a positive impact on nature is not only a question of responsibility, it’s also a question of resilience and competitiveness.” – Henri Bruxelles, Danone