Yara International

In the pursuit of ensuring food security for a growing population and safeguarding the environment for future generations, the focus has turned to develop innovative solutions that harmonize productivity with sustainability.

At this critical juncture, Yara International - a global crop nutrition company, is driving regenerative agriculture as a key priority in its strategic agenda. Focusing on sustainable growth, Yara offers comprehensive crop nutrition solutions and expertise, and supports farmers and food companies in the journey of decarbonizing the food chain and securing food production. Yara's mission is to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, with the ambition to Grow a Nature-Positive Food Future.

“At Yara, our commitment is to develop long-term sustainable food production solutions, while positively impacting nature and the climate,” says Maria Silvia Tonti, VP Regenerative Agriculture Solutions at Yara International.

The company sees regenerative agriculture as the structural transformation of the agri-food system. It defines it as a systematic, outcome-based approach to adopt the best sustainable farming practices that positively affect nature and climate. Despite its potential, regenerative agriculture still suffers from a lack of alignment and common commitment. Farmers face limited incentives to adopt and sustain regenerative practices, with the risk of preventing their widespread adoption.

In the effort to resolve these roadblocks and promote convergence on the approach, Yara collabo-rates with most of the global industry coalitions. The aim is to foster alignment and create an environment that supports and incentivizes farmers to transition and maintain regenerative agriculture practices.

Aligned with this vision, Yara’s approach to regenerative agriculture is to focus on its key themes - climate, soil health, resource use, biodiversity, and farmers' prosperity. Yara has developed tailored solutions and indicators to positively impact each of them. It provides farmers with rich portfolio of products ranging from low-carbon mineral fertilisers to organic-based products and digital agricultural tools developed from over 100 years of agronomic knowledge. Its solutions support maintaining existing agricultural land use with improved productivity and crop resilience to climate stress, while protecting natural habitats, enhancing soil biodiversity and soil health.

Yara's solutions feature extensive agronomic recommendations and support for growers on deploying balanced crop nutrition programs with a focus on resource use efficiency and sustainability. With digital farming tools such as Atfarm, the N-sensor, and Adapt-N, farmers can further enhance in-field nitrogen management practices, along with a range of nitrate-based products produced with Yara's N2O abatement catalyst. Its ultra-low carbon nitrate-based fertilizers, produced with renewable energy instead of natural gas, have a significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to conventional alternatives. It also offers foliar application portfolios, fertilizers suitable for fertigation and precision irrigation systems, biostimulants, and organic-based fertilizers.

Yara’s regenerative agriculture solutions enable farmers to unlock the full potential of their crops while minimizing impact on the ecosystem and ensuring food security. Equipping farmers with in-depth agronomic knowledge empowers growers to make informed decisions on how to implement science and outcome-based, agricultural practices.

Rooted in a foundation of customer-centricity, Yara enables farmers and food businesses to become a part of the drive to decarbonize food production. In a notable instance, it joined forces with El Parque Papas, Argentina's largest potato farming company that aspired to decarbonize their potato crop production. Yara’s commitment is to supply them with new, ultra low-carbon fertilizers which will play an essential part leading to a significant emissions reduction of up to 28% on the farm-level.

Aiming to redefine global agriculture, Yara strives to promote sustainable practices, innovation and collaboration. With a focus on regenerative agriculture, it charts a course towards a future where productivity seamlessly intertwines with sustainability, fostering resilience in the global food production system.