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IT, R&D, World

The transparency register will initially launch in Germany before being introduced in further countries

Bayer has introduced a transparency register in the future DAX-40-index. The transparency register will initially launch in Germany before being introduced in further countries. The Bayer Science Collaboration Explorer is aimed at improving long-term public confidence in science and research. The database provides access to new contract-based scientific collaborations with universities, public research institutions and individuals in Germany. 

 

“Solving humanity’s major challenges requires trusted scientific innovations. For that, we need transparency,” says Werner Baumann, CEO, Bayer. “Today we are presenting the Bayer Science Collaboration Explorer, a leading initiative setting standards for corporate transparency and community engagement.” 

 

Dr Monika Lessl, Head of Corporate R&D and Social Innovation, Bayer, added, “With the Bayer Science Collaboration Explorer, Bayer and our external partners want to create more transparency regarding our scientific collaborations. We see the register as an important element towards promoting dialogue between society, business, and research on the topic of new scientific discoveries.” 

 

Specifically, the following core details will be published for each contract: Name and country of the institution/person, collaboration type (e.g., research contract), subject of collaboration (e.g., oncology, digital farming), funding committed, effective date, participating Bayer division. 

The transparency register will initially launch in

IT, Start ups

The collaboration will help to enhance the precision farming portfolio through the development of new connected digital technologies

CNH Industrial, a leader in the capital goods sector, has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5GOILab), a globally applied innovation ecosystem for corporations, academia and government institutions working on developing 5G technologies, as a corporate partner. 

 

“We are excited to join the 5G Open Innovation Lab as their first industry partner for precision agriculture. The unique platform enables us to collaborate with innovative startups and engage with bright minds working on transformative 5G technologies in the agricultural space,” said Scott Wine, CEO, CNH Industrial. “This partnership underscores our commitment to aggressively enhance our precision farming portfolio through the development of new connected digital technologies that allow our customers to unlock their farms’ true potential.” 

 

“Rural connectivity is the foundation for many digital technologies and we are excited about how connectivity will enhance the user experience for our Case IH and New Holland customers and dealers. Novel digital solutions help increasing crop yields while reducing input costs through a more precise application, precisely steer equipment on a predetermined guidance path in the field, provide more predictive maintenance, and wirelessly connect the field and the office,” explained Parag Garg, Chief Digital Officer, CNH Industrial. 

 

The 5G Open Innovation Lab recently launched its first application development field lab for the agricultural industry with dedicated access to a 5G-capable, CBRS LTE private network and edge computing platform which will serve CNH Industrial as a dynamic testing platform to pilot digital farming solutions for its customers. 

 

The 5G Open Innovation Lab selects 15 to 20 member companies twice a year in the spring and fall to join the ecosystem and participate in its 12-week programme. During this time, programme companies work closely with the founding and corporate partners to accelerate monetisation opportunities of 5G, edge computing and other use cases and solutions globally across a variety of industries.  

 

 

The collaboration will help to enhance the

Agrotech, Environment, Start ups

The accolade comes for the solutions to combat climate crisis

Ecozen Solutions, a Pune-based startup has been recognised by the Cleantech Group 50 to Watch List. The international body, headquartered in San Francisco revealed the list giving commendation for those entrepreneurs who have created new technologies and business models that can support clean hydrogen, increase food availability, eliminate rare earth metals from solar cells and create textiles out of food waste. The 50 to Watch List is the third annual list of top early-stage private companies, delivering innovative solutions to the climate crisis. 

 

Ecozen provides climate-smart solutions for pumping and cooling in the agriculture value chain with its cutting-edge technology. It is the brainchild of three young and enthusiastic graduates from IIT Kharagpur, Devendra Gupta, Prateek Singhal and Vivek Pandey.

 

On the recognition, Devendra Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Ecozen said, “Ecozen is enabling climate-smart transition for irrigation and cold chain using IOT, innovative energy storage and more efficient motors and controls. The use of clean energy and abatement of food loss, both lead to a reduction in GHG emissions. We abate carbon emissions equivalent to removing 50,000 Cars off the road every day. Ecozen has deployed solar irrigation systems, and solar cold rooms for more than 70,000 farmers in India, Africa and South-East Asia. We are elated to be a part of the 50 to Watch List, it’s an acknowledgement of our efforts to combat climate change by an international body.” 

 

On the 50 Watch List, Jules Besnainou, Director, Cleantech Group said, “More than ever, we need ambitious innovators to challenge the status quo, lead us to a more sustainable economy and solve some of the most pressing challenges the world faces.”

The accolade comes for the solutions to

Finance, Start ups

BharatAgri plans to aggressively scale up in the Rabi 2021 season and launch its Series B round in January 2022

Digital farm advisory startup BharatAgri has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Omnivore, with participation from existing investors India Quotient and 021 Capital. BharatAgri offers farmers an app-based platform for AI-based agronomy services on a paid subscription basis, which increases farm incomes through the systematic implementation of scientific farming techniques.

Over the past 12 months, BharatAgri has experienced 20x growth in paid subscription sales with a 65 per cent renewal rate. BharatAgri currently has over 33,000 active paid users and aims to expand its subscription base to 150,000 by March 2022. The farmer population on the platform is evenly split between those growing horticulture crops and those growing commodity crops. On average, farmers pay approximately $8.00 (Rs 600) per acre for a six-month subscription.

Based in Bengaluru, BharatAgri was founded in 2017 by Sai Gole and Siddharth Dialani, both alumni of IIT Madras. The startup intends to use this Series A funding to expand its subscriber base beyond Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, accelerate the growth of its inputs marketplace, and refine the existing technology offering. BharatAgri plans to aggressively scale up in the Rabi 2021 season and launch its Series B round in January 2022.  

Siddharth Dialani, Co-Founder and CEO, BharatAgri, said, “In the next few months, we will be expanding our platform to provide other agricultural services, starting with direct-to-farmer agri input supply.”

Mark Kahn, Managing Partner, Omnivore, commented, “BharatAgri is the only agritech startup in India to successfully monetize a purely digital product for farmers. Making agronomy services widely accessible at an affordable price can help make the dream of doubling farmer incomes a reality.”

Madhukar Sinha, General Partner, India Quotient, added, “BharatAgri is building a trust-based platform where farmers are engaging meaningfully with their services. We have observed in rural areas and specifically in agriculture that farmers like to fulfil all their needs from a single place, which is currently an inputs retailer. BharatAgri has the potential to replicate the same on a digital platform and tens of thousands of farmers have already adopted it.”

BharatAgri plans to aggressively scale up in

Agro Universities, AgroPolicy

Applauds centre’s efforts and advised for scaling up with the government schemes to enhance the farmers’ income through eco-friendly farming practices

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare along with Kailash Choudhary and Km. Shobha Karandlaje, Union Ministers of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare recently visited the Integrated Farming System Model developed at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu. The model has been developed under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Integrated Farming Systems.

 

During his interaction with the Vice-Chancellor and Scientists of AICRP on IFS, the Union Minister applauded the Centre’s efforts and advised for scaling up with the government schemes to enhance the farmers’ income through eco-friendly farming practices.

 

In his address, Prof JP Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST, Jammu highlighted the efforts for managing the IFS Model.

 

Applauds centre’s efforts and advised for scaling

AgroPolicy, Cold Storage, IT

Union agri ministry organises conference of Lieutenant Governors of all UTs

Addressing the conference of Lieutenant Governors/Administrators of all UTs, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the benefits of central government schemes for the agriculture sector should reach the correct farmers. 

 

Tomar said that there is a lot of potential in the Union Territories for the cultivation of high-value crops and oil palm as per global standards.

 

Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, J&K, Admiral D K Joshi, Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Island participated in the discussion and gave an overview of the implementation of various schemes of the central government in their respective UTs. Officials and delegates of other UTs also participated in the discussions. 

 

The presentation showcased investment opportunities of around Rs 1700 crore and Employment generation opportunities of more than 20,000 in 7 UTs under activities like dry storage, packhouse, cold storage, ripening chamber, reefer vehicles, smart and precision farming etc. related to AIF. During the presentations, the UTs were asked to extend all the required assistance to farmers and banks to cover all eligible farmers of the UTs, to schedule camps at bank branches level for receiving application form for KCC, to hold a meeting of Gram Sabha to inform the farmers about the drive and to conduct review meeting on regular basis. UT wise implementation status of the PM FasalBimaYojana was discussed.

 

The NMEO-OP, oil palm mission and oil palm strategy were also discussed with emphasis on Andaman & Nicobar. Possibilities for oilseeds crop in three UTs (J&K & Ladakh) were also highlighted. The presentation also explained the Sub-Mission on seeds and planting materials (SMSP). Presentations were also made on Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture and schemes implemented by the marketing division. 

 

Among those who attended the conference were Kailash Choudhary, MoS Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje, MoS, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, MoAFW along with senior officials of the MoAFW and all UTs and progressive farmers. 

Union agri ministry organises conference of Lieutenant

Agrotech, Finance

Funds will aid the development of revolutionary nature-based carbon capture technology

Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer, announced that it has co-led a $15 million Series A investment round in agriculture and biotechnology innovator, Andes, with Cavallo Ventures. Other new investors Builders VC, Germin8, Accelr8 and Wilson Sonsini participated, alongside existing investors KdT Ventures and Endurance.

 

Through its novel seed treatment technology, called ‘Microprime’, Andes is reducing the need for synthetic fertilisers. The California-based company has developed a process for seamlessly integrating seeds with a unique library of microbes that colonise the seed’s root structure. This kick-starts a process known as biological nitrogen fixation, enabling the crop to draw down nitrogen from the air instead of relying on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. 

 

By developing self-sustaining Microprime seeds, Andes reduces the need for synthetic fertilisers, which require huge amounts of energy to produce and account for 3 per cent, or 1.5 gigatons, of global greenhouse emissions. In enabling microbes to ride along with the seeds as they get planted, Andes’ Microprime technology provides a highly scalable solution that saves growers time and money.

 

The first generation of Microprime treated corn seeds will provide the equivalent of 30 to 50 lbs/acre of nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation. The company is creating second-generation microbes that target doubling the amount of nitrogen provided by the Microprime seeds.

 

Andes is also developing microbial strains for nature-based permanent carbon capture solutions to sequester and store CO2 from the atmosphere into the soil. This initially focuses on capturing carbon via microbial-powered corn crops. If deployed successfully at scale, it could capture gigaton levels of carbon from corn and other crops. With the world’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions estimated to be 50 gigatons, nature-based carbon capture could make a sizeable contribution to global decarbonisation.

 

Agriculture currently consumes 50 per cent of habitable land and 70 per cent of the earth’s freshwater. Andes and Leaps by Bayer are committed to better using these resources through more efficient and sustainable agricultural practices.

 

Dr Jürgen Eckhardt, Head of Leaps by Bayer said, “We invest in paradigm-shifting advances that can radically reduce the environmental impact of agriculture. Andes is an exceptional example of that: using novel seed technology to reduce the use of synthetic fertilisers and developing the next generation of agricultural carbon capture solutions. It’s exciting that our funding will help the Andes team scale its current offering and explore the possibilities of truly world-changing technologies like carbon capture.”

 

“We are well past the need for sustainable products and practices. We can only avoid an irreparable climate disaster through solutions that are highly scalable and reliable,” explained Gonzalo Fuenzalida, CEO, Andes. “At Andes, we are seamlessly integrating the power of microbes within seeds to dramatically cut the need for synthetic fertilisers. This investment will allow us to expand on this success, as well as expand our technology to utilise the millions of acres of agricultural land to capture and store carbon emissions.”

 

Andes will use part of the funds to scale its self-sustaining, nitrogen-fixing seeds across the US market and expand into South America. The balance of funding will be invested to advance further research and development into Andes’ complementary nature-based permanent carbon capture technology.

Funds will aid the development of revolutionary

Agrotech, Finance, Machinery - Pre-harvesting

Various financial programmes will enable customers to invest in modern farm machinery

Escorts (Agri Machinery) reinforces its relationship with IndusInd Bank with a formal Memorandum of Understanding that will pave the way for both companies to provide one of the best financial offerings to its customers.

 

Escorts and IndusInd Bank will work together closely in understanding the financial needs of its customers and will jointly come up with various financial programmes to enable customers to invest in modern farm machinery to enhance their farm productivity and income.

 

The deal was formalised by Shenu Agarwal, CEO, Escorts Agri Machinery and Shiban Kaul, Executive Vice President, Induslnd Bank. Induslnd Bank with its understanding of rural customers and its wide penetration throughout the country will help Escorts is moving towards its larger goal of fostering the dreams of the farming community of our nation.

 

On this occasion, Agarwal said “The rural industry is growing at a record pace and we are seeing our customers shifting towards technologically advanced agricultural practices. Our role here is to provide them with the best of products and make the process of purchase as simple as possible.”

 

SV Parthasarathy, Head-Consumer Finance Division, IndusInd Bank said, “We are proud and excited to partner with Escorts. With this partnership, farmers will have easy access to loans at attractive interest rates. Our association will bring transparency, seamlessness and convenience to support the farmers in their endeavour to nourish the nation.”

Various financial programmes will enable customers to

Agro Universities

The project will be useful for the formulation of effective IPM strategies for this pest

The Department of Entomology, PAU, Ludhiana, has bagged a research project entitled ’Ecological implications of abundance of pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens (Walker) in rice-wheat cropping system in Punjab’ from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, worth Rs 38.45 lakhs.

 

According to Dr PPS Pannu, Head, Department of Entomology, a time management strategy for pink stem borer in rice-wheat cropping system in Punjab will be useful for the formulation of effective IPM strategies for this pest.

 

Principal investigator, Dr Naveen Aggarwal said this project is aimed at generating information on the incidence/damage of pink stem borer in wheat under different tillage conditions in the rice-wheat cropping system, identifying the most preferred stage of PSB in rice and its potential risk of establishment and survival which can be best utilised for devising effective management of the pest in the rice-wheat cropping system.

 

The other investigators in the project are Dr Preetinder Singh, Dr Beant Singh and Dr Jawala Jindal from the department of Plant Breeding & Genetics. The PAU Vice-Chancellor Mr Anirudh Tewari, IAS, Director of Research Dr Navtej Singh Bains and Additional Director of Research (Natural Resource and Plant Health Management) Dr Pannu congratulated the scientists for the achievement.

The project will be useful for the

Agro Universities

Scientific knowledge on various aspects of goat farming was imparted for the skill development of farmers for their economic upliftment

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Fatehgarh Sahib recently organised a vocational training course on ‘Goat Farming’ to inspire farmers, farm women and rural youth. 17 farmers belonging to different villages of districts Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala participated in the training course. In the training programme, scientific knowledge on various aspects of goat farming was imparted for the skill development of farmers for their economic upliftment.

Dr Jasvinder Singh, Associate Director (Trg) Fatehgarh Sahib extended a warm welcome to the participants and gave an overview of goat farming and its importance in employment generation. He encouraged the participants for adopting goat farming as an allied business on the scientific lines.

On the first day after registration and welcome address, a knowledge test was administered to check the knowledge level of trainees about goat farming. Dr Ajay Singh, Assistant Professor (Animal Sc.) gave technical knowhow on various aspects of goat farming including breeds of goat, selection of goat animals, care and management of newly born kids and milking goats, housing management, water management, control of endo and ectoparasites and record keeping. An exposure visit of the participants was organised at village Naulakha, Dist. Fatehgarh Sahib. Overall the participants expressed good interest and share useful information regarding goat farming.

Scientific knowledge on various aspects of goat

Agro chems – Chemicals, Dairy, Poultry, Trade

Overall imports in August 2021 have been estimated to be $58.57 billion

India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in August 2021 are estimated to be $52.20 billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 33.99 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 19.89 per cent over August 2019. Overall imports in August 2021 are estimated to be $58.57 billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 45.38 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 16.00 per cent over August 2019.

 

India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April-August 2021 are estimated to be $256.17 billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 44.04 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 15.79 per cent over April-August 2019. Overall imports in April-August 2021 are estimated to be $273.45 billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 64.18 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 3.38 per cent over April-August 2019.

 

Exports in August 2021 were $33.28 billion, as compared to $22.83 billion in August 2020, exhibiting a positive growth of 45.76 per cent. In Rupee terms, exports were Rs 2,46,863.37 crore in August 2021, as compared to Rs 1,70,470.61 crore in August 2020, registering a positive growth of 44.81 per cent. As compared to August 2019, exports in August 2021 exhibited a positive growth of 28.03 per cent in dollar terms and 33.50 per cent in rupee terms. 

 

The commodities/commodity groups which have recorded positive growth during August 2021 vis-à-vis August 2020 are Coffee (42.31 per cent) organic and inorganic chemicals (35.94 per cent) Cashew (12.58 per cent) Cereal preparations and miscellaneous processed items (12.19 per cent), fruits and vegetables (10.13 per cent), tea (8.55 per cent) Rice (6.78%) and spices (0.23 per cent).

 

The commodities/commodity groups which have recorded negative growth during August 2021 vis-à-vis August 2020 are oil meals (-45.75 per cent), meat, dairy and poultry products (-15.39 per cent), oilseeds (-5.78 per cent), other cereals (-2.56 per cent) and tobacco (-2.55 per cent).

 

The cumulative value of exports for the period April-August 2021 was $ 164.10 billion (Rs 12,14,442.50 crore) as against $98.06 billion (Rs 7,38,849.55 crore) during the period April-August 2020, registering a positive growth of 67.33 per cent in dollar terms (positive growth of 64.37 per cent in rupee terms). As compared to April-August 2019, exports in April-August 2021 exhibited a positive growth of 23.25 per cent in dollar terms and 30.83 per cent in rupee terms.

 

Imports in August 2021 were $47.09 billion (Rs 3,49,301.90 crore), which is an increase of 51.72 per cent in dollar terms and 50.73 per cent in rupee terms over imports of $31.03 billion (Rs 2,31,736.82 crore) in August 2020. Imports in August 2021 have registered a positive growth of 18.15 per cent in dollar terms and 23.20 per cent in rupee terms in comparison to August 2019. The cumulative value of imports for the period April-August 2021 was $219.63 billion (Rs 16,26,077.93 crore), as against $121.42 Billion (Rs 9,14,778.03 crore) during the period April-August 2020, registering a positive growth of 80.89 per cent in dollar terms and a positive growth of 77.76 per cent in rupee terms. Imports in April-August 2021 have registered a positive growth of 4.39 per cent in dollar terms and positive growth of 10.87 per cent in rupee terms in comparison to April-August 2019.

 

Overall imports in August 2021 have been

AgroPolicy, IT

A Digital Agriculture Mission has been initiated for 2021 -2025 by the government for projects based on new technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, remote sensing and GIS technology, use of drones and robots

Ministry of Agriculture recently signed an MoU for pilot projects with CISCO, Ninjacart, Jio Platforms, ITC and NCDEX e-Markets (NeML) at Krishi Bhavan. The MoU was signed in the presence of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Based on these pilot projects farmers will be able to make informed decisions on what crop to grow, what variety of seed to use and what best practices to adopt to maximise the yield. Farmers can make informed decisions about whether to sell or store their produce and when and where and what price to sell.

A Digital Agriculture Mission has been initiated for 2021 -2025 by the government for projects based on new technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, remote sensing and GIS technology, use of drones and robots etc. A federated farmers’ database will be linked by the land records of farmers from across the country and a unique farmer ID will be created. Under this unified database for all farmers, the information of all benefits and supports of various schemes of Central & state government can be kept and this can be the source for accessing information for providing benefits to farmers in the future. So far, the database is ready with details of around 5.5 crore farmers.

Kailash Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Sanjay Aggarwal Secretary, DA&FW, Vivek Aggarwal, Additional Secretary (Digital Agriculture), Harish Krishnan, MD, Public Affairs & Strategic Engagements CISCO, Thirukumaran Nagarajan, Co Founder and CEO, Ninjacart Ninjacart, Shanker Adawal, President and Head of Regulatory & Corporate Affiars, JIO Platforms, Rajnikant Rai, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC and Mrugank Paranjape, MD and CEO, NCDEX e-Markets Limited (NeML) were also present on this occasion.

A Digital Agriculture Mission has been initiated

AgroPolicy, Pulses

The government has recently extended the free import policy for tur/pigeon peas and urad till December 31, 2021

Bimal Kothari, Vice Chairman, India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) said, “The disruption in monsoon for about three weeks between June and July compounded by the excessive rainfall is expected to hamper the production of tur, urad and moong this year which could result in severe shortage in domestic production. The Government of India, taking early cognisance of this, has taken a proactive step by extending the import window which will ensure adequate imports of these pulses to tide over the ongoing festive season till the time the new domestic crop arrives in the market. This will also help stabilise the prices during the festival season.
 
In a recent video conference with Commerce Secretary, BVR Subrahmanayam, IPGA had also requested an extension in the arrival deadline for pulses imports from Myanmar and East Africa by 60 and 90 days respectively. This was primarily because the disruption in global logistics has caused a severe shortage of containers as well as vessels.
 
“Tur is harvested in East Africa around August and shipments start in September. However, due to the non-availability of containers as well as vessels connecting to India from transit ports, these cargoes are taking far more than the normal sailing time. The trade was worried that the extended sailing time would result in cargoes reaching India post-November 30, 2021, which was the initial deadline. With the arrival deadline being extended till December 31 and arrival before January 31, 2022, this move will give importers ample time to procure and ship the pulses to India,” Kothari added.

The government has recently extended the free

Live Stock, Supply Chain

The commitments aim to address urgent societal and environmental challenges linked to how the world produces and consumes food by 2030

Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, announced a series of new quantifiable commitments aimed to address urgent societal and environmental challenges linked to how the world produces and consumes food by 2030. These commitments cover three areas where the company believes it can make the greatest positive impact together with its business partners: Health for People, Health for Planet and Healthy Livelihoods.  

 

Through investment in its (bio)science-based innovations, extensive partnerships, and advocacy activities, DSM aims to help deliver change to ensure accessible, affordable, healthy nutrition and healthy livelihoods within planetary boundaries. 

 

DSM’s new strategic food system commitments by 2030 are:

 

People

  • Enable the micronutrient gap of 800 million vulnerable people to be closed 
  • Support the immunity of 500 million people 

 

Planet

  • Enable double-digit on-farm livestock emission reductions
  • Reach 150 million people with nutritious, sustainable plant-based protein foods 

 

Livelihoods

  • Support the livelihoods of 500,000 smallholder farmers across value chains together with partners 

 

The commitments support the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 12 and 13. DSM is committed to continuing to obtain reasonable assurance on its impact reporting including these new commitments as it plans to report its progress every year in its Integrated Annual Report.  

DSM commits to enable double-digit on-farm reduction of livestock emissions by 2030, specifically:

  • Enable a 20 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in dairy production
  • Enable a 30 per cent reduction in ammonia emissions from swine farming
  • Enable a 30 per cent reduction in phosphorus emissions from poultry farming

DSM is helping to improve the incomes of farmers working in its own value chains and through joint venture partners. To achieve this, DSM will be scaling up its innovative social enterprise model Africa Improved Foods (AIF). This Rwanda-based public-private partnership produces nutritious and affordable fortified foods for – and with – local communities.

Geraldine Matchett and Dimitri de Vreeze, Co-CEOs, commented, “We are taking the next step by making our societal impact explicit and measurable. We look forward to stepping this up, together with our public and private sector partners, to ensure accessible, affordable, healthy nutrition and healthy livelihoods within our planet’s boundaries.” 

The commitments aim to address urgent societal