Nestlé to source 50% of key ingredients through regenerative agriculture
Nestlé Nigeria has disclosed plans to source for at least 50 per cent of its key ingredients from farmers practising regenerative agriculture globally by 2030. This is just as a partnership between AGRA, Nestlé, and TechnoServe aims to support 25,000 smallholder farmers and eight aggregators across Kaduna and Nasarawa States, promoting sustainable production of maize, […]
Nestlé Nigeria has disclosed plans to source for at least 50 per cent of its key ingredients from farmers practising regenerative agriculture globally by 2030.
This is just as a partnership between AGRA, Nestlé, and TechnoServe aims to support 25,000 smallholder farmers and eight aggregators across Kaduna and Nasarawa States, promoting sustainable production of maize, soybean, rice, and sorghum.
Speaking at the launch of the Strengthening Farmers’and SMEs’ Resilience through Climate Smart Grain Production and Accessing the Structured Markets (StreFaS) initiative in Nigeria, Nestlé’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wassim Elhusseini, said Nestlé is investing $1 million USD in the project over the next three years to contribute towards establishing regenerative agriculture as the standard in the food industry.
“At Nestlé, we believe that good food starts with high-quality ingredients and the well-being of the people who produce them.
“Our partnership in this initiative underscores our commitment to sustainable sourcing and decarbonising our value chain. Globally, we aim to source at least 50% of our key ingredients from farmers practicing regenerative agriculture by 2030.
“With an investment of over $1,000,000 in this project over the next three years, we aim to contribute towards establishing regenerative agriculture as the standard in the food industry, addressing both environmental and social priorities holistically,” he said.
Country Director of TechnoServe Nigeria, Mrs Adesuwa Akinboro, described the STREFAS initiative as a transformative step for Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
She highlighted that STREFAS was not just about boosting yields, but about regenerating the soil, restoring dignity to farming, and creating a more inclusive and sustainable future for communities across Kaduna and Nasarawa states.
She, however, maintained that by connecting smallholder farmers to better tools, markets, and capital, StreFaS will scale regeneration in ways that are profitable and empowering, adding, “As implementation continues, the programme will deepen collaboration with government, private sector, and civil society partners to sustain scalable change across Nigeria’s grain value chain.”
The Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, Kaduna State, Murtala Muhammad Dabo, commended TechnoServe and its partners for their dedication to promoting climate-smart agriculture practices in the state.
He then urged them to partner with the state government to empower farmers, improve food security, and build a climate-resilient agricultural sector.
On the sidelines of the launch, MAGGI celebrated the soybean farmers who were part of the regenerative agriculture pilot project.
One of the farmers, Engineer Lawan Abdul, shared a compelling testimonial saying, “Since I started adopting the strategies we were taught in this project, my yields have increased by 100%.