Poland

Increasing supply chain resilience and environmental sustainability

Nestlé Purina and Cereal Partners Poland are investing in the Greater Poland, Kuyavian–Pomeranian, Lubusz and Warmian–Masurian voivodeships of Poland, with the support of the central LENs team and Preferred by Nature. The primary goal is to collaboratively fund farm-based Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and regenerative agriculture practices, focusing on areas of wheat cultivation.

The 2025 trade saw just under €1 million invested in 10 different types of regenerative measures, with 52 farms involved across the region and more than 8,700 hectares worth of measures contracted.

The implemented practices cover in-field agronomic practices and farmer innovation investments.

Adopt reduced tillage cultivation systems

Reduced cultivation is one of the bases of regenerative agriculture interventions in the fields. Ploughing makes the soil surface more vulnerable to wind and water erosion, leads to increased humus loss and causes significant dust pollution. By using minimum tillage shallower than 15 cm working depth, organic carbon will accumulate close to the soil surface. This carbon rich layer increases the diversity of the soil food web, improving soil health and fertility.

Overwintering cover crops

Maintaining living roots In the soil throughout the year is vital to building soil health. Overwintering cover crops are used to improve soil structure and counteract compaction, as well as protecting soils from erosion. By trapping nitrogen and adding organic material to soils, cover crops can further reduce the need for synthetic fertilization and reduce nitrate leaching into water courses.

Substituting synthetic with organic fertilisers

Integrating manure, compost and other organic fertilisers, including mycorrhizae/biostimulants to substitute synthetic fertiliser, reduces the risk of leaching and carbon emissions from fertilisation, as synthetic fertilisers are often the top contributor to an arable farm’s carbon footprint. Manure and compost can also help increase soil biology, structure and fertility.

Implementation of soil activators improving the soil structure, health and fertility

Some of the parameters of the soil (sorption capacity, humus content, soil structure) can be improved by application of different soil activators, effective microorganisms or products based on natural minerals, which are not defined as fertilisers. Although the main way to improve these soil parameters should be green manure implementation and the use of appropriate agrotechnical practices, it can be improved by the above- mentioned products.

Our Measurement, Reporting and Verification programme, looks at the impact of measures implemented. It supports farmers to collect data, which tracks progress against targets, measures the impact of investments, and provides a clear picture of farms’ sustainability. Read our Impact Report.