AGCO Agriculture Foundation and Heifer Netherlands Announce a Two-Year Partnership to Reduce GHG Emissions using Climate-Smart Dairy Farming in Nepal
October 13 2022 - 12:04PM
Business Wire
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with
the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable
agricultural development, today announced a USD 250,000
grant to Heifer Netherlands (Stichting Heifer Nederland) to improve
the sustainability, productivity and resilience of smallholder
dairy farming families through the development of a climate-smart
and productive dairy model in Nepal.
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Nepalese dairy farmer taking part in
climate-smart project. (Photo Courtesy Heifer Netherlands)
The two-year partnership was chosen from hundreds of grant
applications received in response to AAF’s climate campaign. The
project is an integral part of the AAF's strategic sustainability
actions to support climate action within the context of
agriculture.
Dairy farming is an important source of livelihood for rural
people in Nepal, generating income, food and nutrition security and
employment, particularly for vulnerable households. However, dairy
livestock generate high amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and contribute to climate changes, including erratic rainfall
patterns and flooding that impact dairy farmers in Nepal.
Funded by the AAF, this project will help minimize existing GHG
emissions from Nepalese smallholder dairy farming practices while
improving productivity. It will also help smallholder dairy
producers, particularly women, focus on climate-smart solutions.
The project approach will combine several sustainable farming
methods. Producers will learn to develop climate-smart feed
management and animal husbandry systems that reduce enteric
fermentation, improve the productivity of animals and sequester
carbon emissions through fodder trees and proper manure management
with clean energy production using biogas and organic
fertilizer.
"Nepal remains one of the world’s least-developed nations. The
majority of people live in rural areas. We want to prioritize
actions for the direct benefit of these farmers’ livelihoods while
supporting sustainable agricultural practices that maintain soil
fertility, raise healthy livestock, and improve the environment.
Across food chains, from livestock to crop production, climate
change continues to have a significant impact on food security and
livelihoods of farmers and their communities," said Roger Batkin,
Board Chair, AGCO Agriculture Foundation.
Over the next 24 months, the project will support beneficiary
farmers (100 households/500 family members), dairy value chain
actors, and dairy farmers across Nepal during the dissemination
phase, rural communities, academia, research institutions and
government and non-governmental institutions. In addition, the
project will contribute directly to Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) 1, 2, 7 and 13 and indirectly to SDGs 8, 10, 12 and 17.
"We are very happy with the trust and financial support that the
AGCO Agricultural Foundation is providing to Heifer Netherlands to
implement the climate-smart dairy farming project in Nepal. This
project will also contribute to the work of a large long-term
program called 'Milky Way Nepal' that aims to transform the
smallholder dairy sector into a fair, profitable and climate-smart
value chain by 2030. The granted award is one of the first steps
into realizing this ambitious program," said Goossen Hoenders,
Executive Director of Stichting Heifer Nederland.
About AGCO
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag
technology. AGCO delivers customer value through its differentiated
brand portfolio including core brands like Challenger®, Fendt®,
GSI®, Massey Ferguson®, Precision Planting® and Valtra®. Powered by
Fuse® smart farming solutions, AGCO’s full line of equipment and
services help farmers sustainably feed our world. Founded in 1990
and headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA, AGCO had net sales of
approximately $11.1 billion in 2021. For more information, visit
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About the AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF)
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), initiated by AGCO
Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) in 2018, is a private foundation with the
vision to prevent and relieve hunger. The foundation initiates
impactful programs that support food security, foster sustainable
agricultural development and build needed agricultural
infrastructure in marginalized farming communities. AAF is
domiciled in Vaduz, Liechtenstein and operations are managed from
Duluth, Georgia, USA. For more information, please visit
https://www.agcofoundation.org/
About Heifer Netherlands
Heifer Netherlands is a non-profit organization registered in
the Netherlands and is part of the International Heifer network
working in more than 20 countries. Heifer is on a mission to end
hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by supporting and investing
alongside local farmers and their communities. For more
information, visit our website: www.heifer.nl/en/
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Aryn Drawdy, Corporate Communications Director
aryn.drawdy@agcocorp.com
Ingeborg Geluk, Heifer Netherlands Ingeborg@heifer.nl
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