Yara supplies Cooxupé with Brazil's first batch of lower carbon fertilizer
With initiatives to decarbonize agriculture and other industries, Yara, the global leader in crop nutrition, is the first company to offer in the Brazilian market a nitrogen fertilizer produced from a renewable source, with a reduction of up to 90% in its carbon footprint compared to the same fertilizer produced from fossil-based natural gas.
The first batch of this product has just been delivered to producers from Cooxupé, one of the world’s leading coffee cooperatives, headquartered in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais.
Decarbonizing coffee farming in Brazil. This first delivery marks an important milestone for the decarbonization of coffee farming in Brazil, with an expected impact of up to a 40% reduction in the carbon footprint of coffee beans.
For this phase of the project, a group of producers was selected to represent the more than 20,000 cooperative families of Cooxupé, receiving fertilizers from the Porsgrunn plant in Norway, which arrived via the Port of Santos (SP) last October.
“The delivery of solutions towards climate neutrality is a global strategy for Yara and reinforces the potential of the fertilizer sector to contribute to a sustainable food future," says Marcelo Altieri, President of Yara Brazil. "Climate change is shaping the way we must produce food, and this new direction requires a coalition effort between producers, companies, and the industry. The partnership between Yara and Cooxupé is a milestone for Brazil and symbolizes this joint effort, which brings a significant positive impact to nature and society as a whole.”
According to the President of Cooxupé, Carlos Augusto Rodrigues de Melo, the use of lower carbon fertilizers aligns with the ESG agenda and the global market and consumer demands regarding a commitment to society and the environment.
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