Cocoa-shell fertiliser: Nestle and Cargill team up for regenerative agriculture project

Cecilia Keating
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Richard Ling of Rookery Farm and Matt Ryan of Nestle | Credit: Nestle
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Richard Ling of Rookery Farm and Matt Ryan of Nestle | Credit: Nestle

CCm Technologies to transform cocoa shells discarded at Cargill factory into low-carbon fertiliser pellets for wheat farmers

Food giants Nestle and Cargill have teamed up on a pioneering new scheme that will take cocoa shells discarded from a chocolate factory and transform them into low-carbon fertiliser. Announcing the...

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