ADM Launches Regenerative Agriculture Program in Brazil

ADM, one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies, is launching a program to encourage regenerative agriculture practices in Brazil. The initial project involves 20 soybean producers in Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul, with a total planting area of 20,000 hectares. The aim is to open up the range to crops such as corn and cotton and expand the area to 200,000 hectares in two years.

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The pillars of the Brazilian regenerative agriculture program are similar to those of the actions being carried out in North America and Europe

But there are differences, and here the focus will be on providing technical assistance, provided by teams from the multinational who will be close to the farmers.

No-till farming, crop rotation, and nitrogen fixation are among the practices that will be recommended, depending on the needs of each property – or each plot of land. Always with the aim of improving soil health and protecting biodiversity.

According to Luciano Souza, ADM’s grain director for South America, producers with different profiles were chosen for the initial project. Many already adopt sustainable practices, but these could be intensified based on the diagnoses and suggestions presented by the multinational’s teams. Reducing the use of inputs and encouraging the use of biological pesticides will be on the menu.

According to André Germanos, ADM’s business manager for carbon and regenerative agriculture in Latin America, the idea is that good agricultural practices are more widely adopted without the producer losing productivity. On the contrary, several recent experiences show that it is possible to increase yields with greater sustainability.

In the first year of the regenerative agriculture program, which is being developed with the technical partnership of Germany’s Bayer, the focus will be on collecting primary data for a complete picture of the profile of producers’ emissions, from the chemical molecules applied to crops to the transportation of production. In the second year, soil analysis and carbon balance will be among the priorities.

In the Brazilian program, there are no plans to pay bonuses to participating producers. But ADM believes that, as consumers are increasingly aware of the sustainability of what they consume, in the future the food industry will be able to reward farmers who stand out with their good practices.

ADM is one of the largest grain originators, processors, and exporters operating in Brazil. It has around 10,000 suppliers of soybeans, corn, cotton, and wheat. In the third quarter of this year, the company’s global sales reached $21.7 billion and its net profit was $821 million.

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