Global food and beverage giants join forces on regenerative agriculture

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - ​Forty ⁠major food ​and agriculture groups, including Carlsberg, Diageo , Nestle ​and ‌Mondelez, have signed a joint ⁠declaration to advance ⁠and scale ​regenerative agriculture, a non-profit network said on Tuesday.

* SAI Platform's regenerative ​agriculture ‌programme aims to address climate change, biodiversity loss and soil degradation while ​securing agricultural supply chains.

* Signatories, ‌which include ADM, McCormick and Unilever, said no ‌single organisation or solution can drive the systemic change required.

* ​SAI Platform's programme incorporates input from ‌farmers, NGOs and academics to align efforts across the supply ⁠chain.

* "We ⁠need alignment and ‌collaboration - not isolated efforts," said Simon ​Boas ​Hoffmeyer, VP, Global ‌Head of Sustainability & ESG, Carlsberg Group. (Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Alexander Smith)

Diageo

Mondelez International

Mccormick & Company

Unilever