“Switching to low-carbon fertiliser is one of the strongest levers we have to reduce agricultural emissions and utilize of digital technology can complement this journey towards food system transformation.
“We’re excited by the success of our pilot in Spain and Portugal and view forward to scaling this ambitious partnership across Europe.”
The programme launches initially in France, Romania, Serbia, Greece and Turkey.
It will also expand in Spain and Portugal, where the pilot took place. PepsiCo has indicated plans to roll out the initiative to additional European countries in coming years as farmer adoption increases.
Reducing agricultural emissions across the supply chain
When combined with existing supplier agreements, the Fertiberia collaboration could bring the proportion of low-carbon fertiliser in PepsiCo’s European supply chain to around 50% by 2030.
According to global estimates, fertilisers contribute approximately 2% of total GHG emissions worldwide.
For PepsiCo, the production and utilize of fertiliser currently accounts for around half of the company’s average potato carbon footprint in Europe.
Both companies will provide technical guidance and digital tools to participating farmers.
These include precision agriculture technologies that utilize data to optimise fertiliser application rates and timing.
The tools will also track implementation of regenerative agriculture practices across the participating acreage.
“Since 2022, we have been developing lower-carbon hydrogen-based fertilisers, powered by cutting-edge technology such as NSAFE, the world’s first bio-inhibitor of nitrification that prevents nitrogen losses and accelerates the transformation of European agriculture,” declares David Herrero, Chief Operating Officer at Fertiberia.
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