Symrise has outlined its evolving comprehensive program designed to future-proof the agro-food supply chain by utilizing sustainable sourcing strategies. This program is said to use a combination of measures to mitigate the many different types of risk.
Symrise Sustainable Sourcing Strategies Program
For its program, the Symrise Food & Beverage Naturals Agronomy team is said to have conducted a comprehensive long-term risk assessment (started in 2022), designed to analyze risks related to water, climate, access to labor and land, among others, for various types of fruit and vegetables, from mushroom to banana or strawberry, and prepared a forecast for the year 2030.
Barbara Malmezat, Global Purchasing and Risk director at Symrise F&B Naturals, shared, “This lays the foundation for imagining the future of sustainable agricultural landscapes, with both continuous improvements and disruptive innovations.”
Using this data, the agronomists were said to be able to develop tangible strategies to mitigate the risks, thus defining the “secure sourcing, sustainably” approach. The strategies can involve collaborating closely with partner farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture practices, using smart farming practices such as covering soil to sequester carbon, identifying drought-resistant varieties and more.
Cultivating Results
The “secure sourcing, sustainably” program is said to already showing promising results, one examples is within carrot cultivation. At a time when many farmers are shying away from growing carrots due to volatile fertilizer prices, Symrise supports them by helping implement regenerative farming practices. Among other things, they are offered alternatives to synthetic inputs, leading to improvements in biodiversity, carbon sequestration and water use efficiency. And the profitability risk for farmers is also reduced. These efforts directly benefit food and beverage manufacturers by ensuring a reliable supply of carrots, and a reduced carbon footprint. This leads to greater sustainability in the agricultural sector.
“Symrise is making changes today to support its vision of a sustainable future,” shared Barbara Malmezat.
