The agro-industry faces strict regulatory challenges in terms of sustainability, and difficulties in accessing quality local raw materials. Farmers are looking for local outlets that pay a fair price for their sustainable farming practices.
The Farm for Good cooperative acts as a bridge between farmers practicing regenerative agriculture and manufacturers looking to relocate their supplies. The aim of the “ABC to Food” project is to develop outlets for 8 crops of interest that form part of a long and varied crop rotation providing ecosystem services to farms and, by extension, to the environment.
To achieve this, the industrial partners Bionat, Copains, Puratos and Meurens Natural have committed to developing recipes based on these raw materials, the research centers to conducting agronomic trials in regenerative agriculture, the laboratories to supporting the research by characterizing the raw materials, and Farm for Good to testing large-scale feasibility in real time on the network’s farms.
At the end of the 4-year project, distinctive food products derived from regenerative agriculture will be marketed, while impact measurement tools will demonstrate the relevance of the approach from an ecological point of view.
The “ABC to Food” project aims to demonstrate that it is possible to relocate the supply of large industrial volumes produced according to ecologically responsible farming practices. The initiative encompasses research, product development and farm economics, focusing on innovation at every stage of the food chain.
