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Nestlé backs regenerative farming across three countries - Food & Drink International
- Nestlé signs a four-year partnership with Soil Capital to expand regenerative farming in France, Belgium and the UK.
- The programme provides agronomic guidance and digital tools to track environmental performance for participating farmers.
- Crops include wheat, corn, barley and sugar beet, targeting key European staples.
- The initiative measures soil health, emissions and farming practices using satellite data and field inputs.
- Nestlé’s aim includes improving supply chain transparency and informing long-term risk management.
- The program builds on pilots in France (2023) and a UK expansion (2024), with Belgium now included.
- About 230 farmers across 13,000 hectares are expected to participate.
- Anita Wälz, Nestlé Europe’s Head of Sustainability, stresses long-term health of the supply base.
- Chuck de Liedekerke, Soil Capital CEO, says paying for outcomes is systemic change.
- The collaboration links payments to measurable environmental outcomes.
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