- Nestlé says it plans to use more regenerative agriculture practices to grow wheat for its DiGiorno frozen pizza brand.
- Nestlé will help wheat farmers in the US to leverage regen ag practices “through a combination of financial support and technical resources and assistance,” according to its latest announcement.
- Nestlé is partnering with ADM and Ardent Mills, two key wheat suppliers for the DiGiorno brand.
Why it Matters:
Nestlé’s most recent sustainability update notes that the company sourced just 6.8% of “key ingredients” from farmers transitioning to regen ag.* It says this number is “on track” to the company achieving its goals of sourcing 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2030.The new initiative will transition more than 40,000 hectares (around 100,000 acres) of land to regenerative ag practices, an amount larger than 53,000 football fields, says Nestlé. The company names cover crops, eliminating or reducing tillage, and reducing the use of pesticides as three specific practices. The transition will happen in US farms across Kansas, North Dakota, Indiana and Missouri.
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