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Apply Now: Brighter Future Fund Grants from American Farmland Trust & Partners

Apply Now: Brighter Future Fund Grants from American Farmland Trust & Partners
04/25/2024 | Citizenship
Applegate, the leading natural and organic meat brand in the nation, has announced a new collaboration with American Farmland Trust (AFT) to support the next generation of farmers. Through a $50,000 donation to AFT's Brighter Future Fund, Applegate aims to assist farmers and ranchers across the...
Agriculture, American Farmland Trust, Brighter Future Fund, Conservation agriculture, Farming, Farming practices, Funding opportunities, Grant applications, Ranching, Sustainable farming

Bayer’s Transformation of Rice Cultivation: Direct-Seeded System & Sustainability Goals

Bayer’s Transformation of Rice Cultivation: Direct-Seeded System & Sustainability Goals
11/10/2023 | Companies
On the occasion of the United Nations World Food Day, Bayer unveiled its direct-seeded rice (DSR) system at the 6th International Rice Congress held in Manila. The transition from traditional transplanted puddled rice farming to the DSR method can lead to a reduction in water usage by up to 40...
Agriculture, Bayer, COP27, Direct-Seeded Rice, DirectAcres Program, DSRC, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, IRRI, Regenerative Agriculture, Rice Cultivation, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, UN Water Conference, USAID, Water Conservation

Ensuring Crop Safety: The Role of Regulations and Plant Breeding Technologies

Ensuring Crop Safety: The Role of Regulations and Plant Breeding Technologies
09/11/2023 | Companies
Long before our era, the first plant “breeders”, often by chance, were drawn to plants that satisfied their needs for sustenance and clothing. Safety was simply determined by trial and error: “that made me ill” or “this is delicious – I’ll have it again!”   Fast forward to Gregor Mendel, who...
Agriculture, Career in Science, Crop Safety, Farming in India, Food Safety Principles, Geneticist Role, Global Food Supply, Government Oversight, Historical Knowledge, Industry Standards, Mendel’s Discoveries, National Food Laws, Plant Breeding Technologies, Plant Genetics, Plant Varieties, Regulatory Authorities, Safe Consumption, Seed Developers, Seed Technology, Selective Breeding Techniques

Lenovo’s smarter technology is transforming millet farming in India’s Kanthalloor

Lenovo’s smarter technology is transforming millet farming in India’s Kanthalloor
08/08/2023 | Companies
In the scenic Kanthalloor village in Kerala, surrounded by the foggy Western Ghats, a remarkable change is happening in its agricultural landscape. This change is driven by technology, with the recent inauguration of the Lenovo Digital Center for Kanthalloor Millets – a state-of-the-art...
Agriculture, Bio-fertilizers, Climate Change, CO2 Offset Service, Digital Center, Digital Divide, Farming Practices, Kanthalloor, Kerala, Lenovo, Market Linkages, Millet, Motorola Edge, Sustainability, Technology, Western Ghats, Work For Humankind

Revolutionizing Agriculture: Digital Solutions for Sustainable Farming | Bayer

Revolutionizing Agriculture: Digital Solutions for Sustainable Farming | Bayer
07/27/2023 | Companies
On LinkedIn, it's evident that there is a significant surge in interest regarding sustainability. Numerous posts advocating for innovative solutions to tackle global challenges constantly populate my newsfeed. This call for action to build a sustainable future is a positive development, but...
Agricultural Innovations, Agricultural Value Chain, Agriculture, Bayer Initiatives, Climate-smart Agriculture, Data-driven Decisions, Digital Farming Tools, Digital Solutions, Efficiency, Farming Technology, Farming Transformation, FieldView Platform, Global Food System, Innovative Agriculture, Modern Farming, Regenerative Agriculture, Resilience, Smarter Farming, Sustainability, Sustainable Farming

IMSA's STEM Program and PROMISE Initiative attract talented students from diverse backgrounds to solve global challenges

IMSA's STEM Program and PROMISE Initiative attract talented students from diverse backgrounds to solve global challenges
04/24/2023 | Companies
According to the United Nations, a significant portion of crops, equivalent to 56 million tons, are lost globally between harvest and retail, resulting in the wastage of energy, fresh water, and land resources. However, a high school junior from Aurora, Illinois, may have a solution to address this...
Agriculture, Climate Change, Crop Wastage, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Diversity, Enbridge, Energy Crisis, Fueling Futures, International Conflicts, Racial Injustices, STEM Education, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Terraclu, World Hunger

Quantis’ ‘geoFootprint’ Bridges Data And Action Gap Towards Sustainable Agriculture

Quantis’ ‘geoFootprint’ Bridges Data And Action Gap Towards Sustainable Agriculture
03/09/2021 | World
The supply chain of agricultural market which is spread across the globe increases the complexity in managing data. Dailycsr.com – 09 March 2021 – Quantis is a sustainability consultation group which has launched “geoFootprint”. The first tool that compares “data from satellite imagery” and...
Agriculture, Carbon Footprint, carbon neutrality, Environmental Metrics, geoFootprint, Greenhouse Gas Emission, interactive world map, Key Commodity Crop, Quantis, Satellite Imagery, Supplychain, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture

Nescafé’s Attempt To Inspire Next Gen Coffee Farmers

Nescafé’s Attempt To Inspire Next Gen Coffee Farmers
02/25/2021 | World
Teaching the youth the value and benefits of coffee farming to produce “a new generation” young coffee farmers “fully invested in the farmland of their ancestors”. Dailycsr.com – 25 February 2021 – Through the “Youth Initiative” of Nescafé, Cesar Ernesto Buezo recently developed “a taste for...
Agriculture, Coffee, Farming, Growing Coffee, Nescafé, Nestlé, Nestlé Needs YOUth project, Training Programme, Youth, Youth Initiative

‘Evoluzione Terra’ Promotes Agriculture 4.0 In Italy

‘Evoluzione Terra’ Promotes Agriculture 4.0 In Italy
11/30/2020 | Environment
Attaining positive social and environmental impact through sustainability and social farming. Dailycsr.com – 30 November 2020 – CNH Industrial and its “agricultural brand”, New Holland Agriculture, came together with Legambiente, an “Italian environmentalist association”, to work on the project...
Agriculture, Agriculture 4.0, Clean Energy Leader, CNH Industrial, Environment, Evoluzione Terra’, Financial Support, Innovation, Legambiente, New Holland, Precision Farming, Social Farming, Social Impact, Sustainability, Technology

AB InBev Invests In Agro-Tech

AB InBev Invests In Agro-Tech
06/30/2020 | Economics
AB InBev takes its role seriously as the largest beer consumer. Dailycsr.com – 30 June 2020 – Katie Hoard holds the post of the Global Director for “Agricultural Innovation & Sustainability” in the company of Anheuser-Busch InBev. The company has recently partnered with Sentera, the latter is a...
AB InBev, Agriculture, AgTech, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Barley Consumer, Barley Grower, Beer, Beer Manufacturer, Challenge Mitigation, Innovation, Productivity, Technology

Rayuwa Translates John Deer And PYXERA Global’s Shared Vision Into Reality

Rayuwa Translates John Deer And PYXERA Global’s Shared Vision Into Reality
02/04/2020 | World
Rayuwa works with Nigerian farmers to improve their livelihood besides promoting education to create educated farmers for tomorrow. Dailycsr.com – 04 February 2020 – In the words of the John Deere Sub-Saharan Africa’s managing director Jacque Taylor: “We work with, fund, and have seen lots of...
Agriculture, Educated Farmers, Education, Employee Engagement, Farmers, Food Security, Future Farmers, Government of Nigeria, John Deer, Nigeria, Nigerian Government, Productivity, Prosperity Rural Community, PYXERA Global, Rayuwa, Responsible Business

CNH Industrial Participates In Futurecom

CNH Industrial Participates In Futurecom
11/28/2019 | World
Brazil’s biggest digital event that drives transformation in the field of technology and telecommunications focuses on connecting field data for crop optimization. Dailycsr.com – 28 November 2019 – CNH Industrial took part in Futurecom ’s 21st edition that was held in São Paulo, Brazil. The latter...
Agriculture, Brazil, Case IH, CNH Industrial, ConectarAGRO, Crop Optimization, Field Connectivity, Futurecom, Innovation, Sustainable Products

PepsiCo To Fund Sustainable Initiative From Green Bond’s Net Processing

PepsiCo To Fund Sustainable Initiative From Green Bond’s Net Processing
10/17/2019 | Economics
PepsiCo reveals its first Green Bond’s price and the name of its first Chief Sustainable Officer. Dailycsr.com – 17 October 2019 – On October 10, 2019, PepsiCo Inc. made an announcement to reveal that it has put a price on its first ever Green Bond. The Green Bond offering stand at “US$1 billion”...
Agriculture, Climate, Decarbonization of Operations and Supply Chain, First Chief Sustainability Officer, Green Bond, key initiatives, net proceeds, People, PepsiCo Inc., priority areas, sustainability agenda, Sustainable Plastics and Packaging, Water Sustainability

Addressing The ‘Extremely Localized Issue’ Of Water Risks

Addressing The ‘Extremely Localized Issue’ Of Water Risks
05/17/2019 | Ethics & Compliance
Freshwater plays a vital role in agriculture, while many watershed need extensive repair, as a result, General Mills has committed to initiate its water “stewardship plans” across “its global value chain”. Dailycsr.com – 17 May 2019 – The “basic requirements of planting”, which involves sunlight,...
Agriculture, California, Food, Future Water Risks, General Mills, India, Responsible Consumption, Responsible Production, Supply Chain, Value Chain, Water Stewardship, Watershed

Researching To Create A Better Future For The Mountains

Researching To Create A Better Future For The Mountains
12/12/2018 | World
A new platform will be researching in mountain ways of living and introducing innovating technologies to address the challenges faced by the mountain people. Dailycsr.com – 12 December 2018 – In June 2018, government authorities, private companies and the mountain communities came together for the...
Agriculture, China, Conference, Innovation, Mountain Futures, Mountain Research, Mountains, Mountainscape, People, Research Centre

Failure To Tackle Global Hunger Lies In The Failure To Better Manage ‘Post Harvest Loss’

Failure To Tackle Global Hunger Lies In The Failure To Better Manage ‘Post Harvest Loss’
08/28/2018 | World
Even though, the agricultural yields have seen a growth, the population of the world are still left hungry while food gets wasted before it is reaches the consumers. Dailycsr.com – 28 August 2018 – People around the world are still battling with hunger even though “agricultural yields” have...
Agriculture, Environment, Food Security, Hunger, Post Harvest Loss, PYXERA Global, SDGs

Building Access To Stable Financing Through ‘Honey, Cocoa & Coffee Businesses’ In Mexico

Building Access To Stable Financing Through ‘Honey, Cocoa & Coffee Businesses’ In Mexico
07/31/2018 | Economics
The Mexican farmers can turn to honeybees for alternative crops while sustainable cocoa’s demand leaves a “significant” growth option for the sector. Dailycsr.com – 31 July 2018 – The Root Capital’s chief executive as well as the founder Willy Foote writes that many agriculture based businesses of...
Agriculture, Alternative Crop, Climate Change, Cocoa, Economic Empowerment, Economy, Food Insecurity, Honey, Honeybees, Income, Mexico, Root Capital, Supply Chain, Sustainability, The Circular Economy, The Walmart Foundation, Walmart, Willy Foote

Pepsico’s ‘Commitments Go Deep’

Pepsico’s ‘Commitments Go Deep’
07/16/2018 | Environment
Pepsico brings sustainable agriculture at the “Sustainable Brands 18 Conference” to shed light on value creation of brands while addressing water risk issue. Dailycsr.com – 16 July 2018 – The Director of “Sustainable Agriculture at PepsiCo”, Margaret Henry recounts her experience at the...
Agriculture, Environment, Green Infrastructure, Pepsico, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Brands, Sustainable Development, Water

Supply Chain Transparency Reveals The Reason Of ‘Vanilla Boom’ In Madagascar

Supply Chain Transparency Reveals The Reason Of ‘Vanilla Boom’ In Madagascar
06/25/2018 | Ethics & Compliance
The battle of vanilla farmers and vanilla thieves in a country of chronic malnutrition to meet global demand is a battle that urges the multinational buyers to forsake commodity purchase model. Dailycsr.com – 25 June 2018 – Madagascar’s northern Sava is humid region, wherein the shaded jungle...
Agriculture, Circular Economy, Commodity, Madagascar, Mars, Natural Vamnlla, Responsible Business, Responsible Consumption, Responsible Production, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Vanilla

‘Half An Acre’ to ‘15,000 Acres’

‘Half An Acre’ to ‘15,000 Acres’
06/18/2018 | Environment
PepsiCo’s endeavour to reduce the burden of the farmers and initiating a global collaboration between all connected to food system. Dailycsr.com – 18 June 2018 – The Sustainable Agriculture’s Director at PepsiCo, Margaret Henry agrees that not many farmers are inspired by the concept of...
Agriculture, Conservation, Consumers, Environment, Farmers, Food Production, Food Quality, Food System, Natural Resources, PepsiCo, Responsible Consumption, Responsible Production, Sustainability

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