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Proud Farmers
Our growers use their land, passion and knowledge to grow the best potatoes in a responsible manner. This forms the basis for the very best Aviko products. We work together with our growers on potato cultivation that withstands all weather: profitable and sustainable, now and in the future.
Proud Farmers
‘As a proud farmer, I rather focus on what is possible than on what is not possible.’
Jos Derks - Derks Akkerbouw
OUR PROJECT STORIES
Proud farmers Jos and Joost Derks: ‘We always found future-proof cultivation interesting, and we are now able to share our findings with other entrepreneurs.’
Alina Menżyńska, sustainable agriculture specialist at FFP, our joint venture in Poland: ‘Sustainable and regenerative agriculture is the only way forward.’
TARGETS
CARE FOR NATURE
Water and
soil quality
improvement by < 50 mg
nitrate /l groundwater 2027,
Cosun-wide
CARE FOR NATURE
53%
reduction crop protection
agents by 53% kg active
substance (2030), when compared to the average
of 2015-2017
CARE FOR NATURE
0,5M tonnes
reduction CO₂
by 0.5M tonnes 2030,
base year to be determined
CARE FOR NATURE
100%
of our potatoes complies
with the ‘FSA gold’ standard (SAI)
or equivalent 2030
FACILITATING GROWERS
15%
FACILITATING GROWERS
4
inspiration farms 2024
The Farmer Poster
You can see at a glance how you are doing in the area of sustainability and biodiversity. This the Farmer Poster. Aviko developed posters to help growers gain insight into the eight KPI’s of the Biodiversity Monitor Arable farming (BMA) and to show them in an overview all of the things a grower is working on in the area of sustainability. The Farmer Poster serves as an inspiration for further sustainable improvements and as talking point for interested parties, such as banks, subsidy providers and insurers. The instrument is already helping 20 growers to gain more control over future-proof and profitable cultivation.
In 2023, we organised knowledge meetings to introduce new breeds as successfully as possible in cooperation between our agronomy team and external knowledge partners. We are working continuously on improving the cultivation data to better analyse the current growth of our cultivation and to closely monitor the improvement over the years. In 2024 we will start pilot groups to further shape our future-proof farming programme in cooperation with growers and knowledge partners.
