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'Take farming back to its roots': Mars, McDonald's, and PepsiCo tout plan for $1.2tr regenerative farming drive

Stuart Stone

08 December 2023 • 4 min read

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Sustainable Markets Initiative's Agribusiness Task Force launches blended finance framework designed to make regenerative farming financially viable for farmers worldwide

Scores of multinational food firms, including Mars, McCain Foods, McDonald's, Mondelez, PepsiCo and Waitrose, have joined forces to today launch a new financial framework aimed at scaling up regenerative...

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