/ Chaowen News/Guangzhou, November 10, 2022 -- China's sustainable agricultural development draws high attention from multinational companies at the China Expo.
According to a 2019 FAO research report, The world's agri-food systems are responsible for 31 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent; In this context, agricultural carbon reduction and sustainability are increasingly becoming the focus of the whole agricultural industry chain, and multinational companies have taken actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the Expo site, Nestle (China) Co., Ltd. and Bayer Cropscience (China) Co., Ltd. jointly signed a cooperation on the rice regenerative agriculture project, aiming at jointly practicing the sustainable agricultural development of carbon reduction in the whole industrial chain "from farm to table", and making joint contributions to promoting agricultural scientific and technological innovation, further developing green agriculture and realizing the goal of "carbon neutrality".
It is right time for strong and powerful companies to jointly explore and practice to promote agricultural carbon reduction.
Nestle, as a world-renowned food and beverage company, has always attached great importance to promoting sustainable business model and corporate social responsibility. Previously, Nestle has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and released a roadmap to produce 20% of the key raw materials purchased by 2025 through regenerative agricultural management methods, in order to practice the concept of "quality food, better life".
Regenerative agriculture is an agricultural concept that aims to protect and restore farmland and its ecosystems. The most important drivers of regenerative agriculture that Nestle hopes to promote include enhanced biodiversity, soil conservation, water recycling and livestock integration. In the long term, regenerative agriculture plays a key role in improving soil health, restoring the water cycle and enriching biodiversity. It is also the basis for sustainable food production and, crucially, helps us meet our ambitious goals to combat climate change. Bayer Cropscience is equally committed to sustainable development. In order to achieve its 2020 global Sustainable Development Goals and fulfill its vision of "Health for All, Hunger for all", in addition to supporting 100 million smallholder farmers in low - and middle-income countries, It is also committed to achieving a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from staple crops in key regions and net zero emissions by 2050. Based on the high degree of alignment between Nestle and Bayer in the development goals of sustainable agriculture, the collaborative project around rice regenerative agriculture is timely. According to the agreement, the two parties will jointly explore the feasibility of regenerative agriculture, focusing on rice crops. In the rice base of Nestle located in Heilongjiang Province, a series of implementation plans will be explored from the aspects of soil health, water resources management, green and environment-friendly whole-process planting solutions, precision agricultural technology application, capacity building training, etc., so as to achieve the goal of carbon conservation and carbon reduction in all links of the industrial chain. Support sustainable agricultural development.Give full play to the industry demonstration effect, create a win-win situation and promote coordinated development
Nestle and Bayer have cooperated in the global agricultural field for many years, with projects in many countries. The renewable agriculture cooperation signed at the CIIE is the first of its kind in China. It is expected to provide excellent practices in agricultural carbon reduction for the whole industry. First of all, as well-known enterprises with extensive industrial influence, the cooperation between Nestle and Bayer can not only effectively cover all scenes of the whole agricultural industry chain "from farm to table", but also play a powerful demonstration effect in the agricultural and food industry.
Secondly, the two sides will work with rice planting cooperatives, farmers, suppliers, partners and other parties in the industrial chain to discuss environmentally sustainable rice whole-process planting management schemes, and build a demonstration farm of "rice regenerative agriculture", so as to form a solution of rice regenerative agriculture that combines commercial benefits and sustainable development effects. To achieve coordinated social, economic and environmental development.
< /p>Fang Juntao, Vice President of Group Affairs and Sustainable Development of Nestle Greater China, said in his speech: "Both Nestle and Bayer have committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, which shows that the sustainable development goals of both sides are highly aligned. The joint rice renewable agriculture project is in line with their common goals. The joint efforts in agricultural carbon reduction will promote agricultural science and technology innovation, promote green agricultural development, contribute to the realization of the 'two-carbon' goal, and set a benchmark for other upstream and downstream enterprises in the agricultural value chain to drive the low-carbon transition of the entire industry."
