Bayer AG has signed collaboration agreements with two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) committed to supporting smallholder farmers.
Bayer partners with Solidaridad and Triptolemos
The company has collaborated with Solidaridad, an international civil society organization which aims at facilitating the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains.
Joint activities will focus on increasing smallholder productivity and viability, for example by providing training and supporting farmers to reach socio-environmental certification standards. The projects will for now focus on Central America – with anticipated geographical expansion.
One of the first projects will aim to improve smallholder livelihoods, food security, integrated landscape management and climate change resilience through PanameriCana, a platform of the sugar industry and other stakeholders across Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Bayer and Solidaridad will provide approximately 1,500 smallholder sugarcane producers with better access to know-how, technology, and financing models.
The second collaboration will be with Triptolemos Foundation – an independent institution which works on achieving food safety and a more equitable global food system – to develop new training materials and programs designed to help farmers produce food in a sustainable manner.
The partnership will focus on the inclusion of the Bayer certification tool BayGAP.in the activities of the UNESCO Chair “Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development: Global Food Production and Safety,” commissioned by Triptolemos.
“Bayer shares our vision and determination to ensure sustainable production, to improve farmers’ livelihoods, and to reach global food security. We are looking forward to benefiting from their know-how in implementing good agricultural practices,” says Yvonne Colomer, Director at Triptolemos Foundation.
Bayer and Triptolemos will work on expanding the BayGAP Service Program by developing additional training materials and implementing new training through online tools.
Bayer AG has signed collaboration agreements with two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) committed to supporting smallholder farmers.
Bayer partners with Solidaridad and Triptolemos
The company has collaborated with Solidaridad, an international civil society organization which aims at facilitating the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains.
Joint activities will focus on increasing smallholder productivity and viability, for example by providing training and supporting farmers to reach socio-environmental certification standards. The projects will for now focus on Central America – with anticipated geographical expansion.
One of the first projects will aim to improve smallholder livelihoods, food security, integrated landscape management and climate change resilience through PanameriCana, a platform of the sugar industry and other stakeholders across Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Bayer and Solidaridad will provide approximately 1,500 smallholder sugarcane producers with better access to know-how, technology, and financing models.
The second collaboration will be with Triptolemos Foundation – an independent institution which works on achieving food safety and a more equitable global food system – to develop new training materials and programs designed to help farmers produce food in a sustainable manner.
The partnership will focus on the inclusion of the Bayer certification tool BayGAP.in the activities of the UNESCO Chair “Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development: Global Food Production and Safety,” commissioned by Triptolemos.
“Bayer shares our vision and determination to ensure sustainable production, to improve farmers’ livelihoods, and to reach global food security. We are looking forward to benefiting from their know-how in implementing good agricultural practices,” says Yvonne Colomer, Director at Triptolemos Foundation.
Bayer and Triptolemos will work on expanding the BayGAP Service Program by developing additional training materials and implementing new training through online tools.
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