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March 30, 2023
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Key Highlight: * Nestlé’s pledge to source 50% of its key ingredients from regenerative agriculture by 2030. Original Press Release:
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- The three-year study will test the potential impact of seaweed-based bio-stimulants on cereal crops and assess their ability to help the plants adapt to abiotic stress conditions while maintaining the yield. -
Source: Nestlé [Category: Paper & Forest Products, ESG]
The study will be supported by on-farm field trials aiming to investigate how seaweed extracts applied to crops might improve soil health and plant responses to abiotic stresses (e.g. drought conditions) and evaluate the potential to reduce the amount of synthetic fertiliser while maintaining yield.
In many regions of the world, food production relies on synthetic fertilisers - overuse of which can negatively impact soil health, biodiversity, water and air, as well as the climate. To address these challenges and, as part of Nestlé’s pledge to source 50% of its key ingredients from regenerative agriculture by 2030,
Seaweed brings the additional benefit of absorbing some of the carbon and excess nutrients flowing into the ocean, reducing the risk of ocean acidification, whilst promoting marine biodiversity.
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