Nestlé has pledged its support for the Regenerating Together Programme (RTP), a new industry initiative to help scale regenerative agriculture practices across global food supply chains. The new program from the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform provides a framework with practical implementation guidance, transition support and new protocols to help improve consistency, credibility and transparency in how regenerative agriculture practices are adopted and verified across supply chains.
Supported by more than 40 other leading food and agriculture businesses, the program has been developed with input from farmers, agronomists, non-governmental organizations, academia and industry. It is backed by environmental organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and Earthworm Foundation. The program's launch follows more than four years of cross-sector collaboration to develop a more practical approach to regenerative agriculture, including pilot initiatives across 23 farming systems in 25 countries.
Pascal Chapot, VP Head of Agriculture at Nestlé, said: "Regenerative agriculture shows great potential to strengthen supply chain resilience against climate change while helping improve farmers' livelihoods. To accelerate adoption, we need practical and credible frameworks that can be consistently applied across the value chain. SAI Platform's Regenerating Together Programme is a significant step forward, helping to simplify implementation, build trust and support meaningful impact at scale." |
