‘RE-DAIRY’ is a 18 month-long project that aims to engage dairy farmers and businesses around a practical vision for a productive and profitable global dairy sector that also restores its relationship with nature.
Øistein Thorsen, chief executive of FAI Farms, said: “We face two great crises in nature: global warming and biodiversity loss. We must urgently address agriculture’s impact, but we also have to produce diverse and nutritious food to nourish a growing global population. For global dairy to make the transition we need global collaboration. That is why we invite other partners to join and take a seat at the table.”
Working with farmer groups and other stakeholders, a roadmap of critical steps and actions will be created to establish the supply chain conditions for successful transition to regenerative dairy.
‘RE-DAIRY’ begins as all nations make their COP26 pledges about the speed with which their societies and economies must decarbonise.
Ffinlo Costain, chief executive of Farmwel, added: “Our future nutritional security depends on the capacity of global brands to plan and deliver new, profitable and successful models of food production.
“This means trusting and empowering farmers to protect their communities and rebalance their farms so that they can work successfully in partnership with nature.”