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Zurich (AFP) – The Swiss group Nestlé announced on Tuesday an investment of more than one billion Swiss francs by 2030 intended to promote a “sustainable” culture of coffee, in the face of global warming.
Cultivable land for coffee might decrease by “up to 50% by 2050” due to climate change, says the food giant in a press release.
In this context, Nestlé intends to set up a support program for farmers who produce for its Nescafé brand in order to help them implement “more sustainable” practices. This is advice and technical assistance in particular for “pruning, the selection of varieties resistant to climate change” or the use of “biological fertilizers which contribute to soil fertility”.
Nestlé intends to test and learn best practices with growers by focusing on seven coffee origins, which represent 90% of its supply.
The group’s stated objective is for 20% of its coffee to come from “regenerative” agriculture by 2025, and 50% by 2030.
The big names in food such as Unilever, Danone or General Mills, but also in luxury and fashion, have in turn adopted this term, little known to the general public, “regenerative” agriculture in their communications on their environmental commitments.
All have the stated objective of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions in their supply of agricultural raw materials. But there is no common charter, and each company defines its own criteria.
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