USA | 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 programme from the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform has provided 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 programme has been developed with input from farmers, agronomists, non-governmental organisations, academia and industry and has been backed by environmental organisations such as The Nature Conservancy and Earthworm Foundation.
This launch followed 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.
Its approach aligned with Nestlé's existing work with farmers and suppliers to help build more resilient supply chains, improve farmer livelihoods and contribute to positive outcomes for nature.
The RTP marked an important step in strengthening alignment across the value chain and translating regenerative agriculture ambitions into practical action on the ground.
Pascal Chapot, VP Head of Agriculture at Nestlé, said that regenerative agriculture has great potential to strengthen supply chain resilience against climate change while improving farmers' livelihoods.
To accelerate adoption, he said, practical and credible frameworks are needed that can be consistently applied across the value chain, and this programme was a significant step forward, helping to simplify implementation, build trust and support meaningful impact at scale.
Nestlé has committed to advancing regenerative food systems at scale and aims to source 50 percent of its key ingredients from farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices by 2030.
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