Tag: Nestlé

Nestlé programme sees improved incomes and better resilience among cocoa farming families

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé’s income accelerator programme is delivering measurable improvements in income and household resilience among participating cocoa-farming families in Côte d’Ivoire. This is according to a new independent evaluation by the KIT Institute assessing progress made by the program in 2024. Despite the 2023/2024 cocoa season being one of the most challenging in recent years, marked by poor cocoa harvests due to changing weather patterns, households participating in the programme have seen yields 18% higher than the control group of cocoa farmers not in the programme. This has resulted in increased…

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Enjoy Breakfast Your Way: Celebrating 20-years in partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé is continuing to support for UK families this summer through its continued partnership with FareShare. Launching exclusively in 102 Tesco stores from 11th June to 5th August, the “Enjoy Breakfast Your Way” campaign marks 20 years of partnership and celebrates this long-running collaboration, a testament to our shared commitment to reducing food insecurity across the UK. The need for support is greater than ever. Today, around 10 million people in the UK, including 2.7 million children, are living with food insecurity, roughly 1 in 7. At the same time,…

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Nestlé and ofi launch global agroforestry partnership in largest collaboration yet

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company and ofi (olam food ingredients), a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients and solutions, are launching their largest-ever joint cocoa agroforestry partnership to reduce carbon emissions and combat deforestation. As the cocoa industry faces the dual challenges of rising demand and increased environmental pressures, Nestlé and ofi are stepping up their efforts to create a more sustainable future for cocoa production. Spanning Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Brazil, approximately 25,000 farmers will be supported in transitioning to climate-smart farming, over a…

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UNESCO and Nestlé to support 100 youth projects worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Recently UNESCO and Nestlé signed an agreement to support 100 youth projects around the world through grants, training, mentoring and networking. A budget of more than USD 1.7M will be mobilized. UNESCO has a 20-year track-record of empowering young people to drive positive change and supporting them in responding to societal issues and crises. The Organization produces knowledge and tools, such as the UNESCO Toolbox for Youth Policy and Programming, supports youth policies, and coordinates global youth networks such as the UNESCO Global Youth Community and the UNESCO Youth Climate Action…

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Innovative water partnership launched with Welsh farmers

Stuart Mitchell

Dairy co-operative First Milk and Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages UK have announced a joint project in Pembrokeshire that will work with up to 30 dairy farmers to reduce soil compaction and improve water infiltration on their land, with the aim of capturing up to an additional 250 million litres of groundwater per year. The four-year partnership will focus predominantly on the use of regenerative farming practices including rotational grazing of dairy herds, increasing sward grassland diversity and rooting depth, which combine to improve soil structure allowing for more water…

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