Foodprint Nordic enables food businesses to invest 1% of their revenue into a fund supporting Nordic smallholder farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture. This initiative promotes soil health, biodiversity, and climate resilience within food supply chains.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current food production practices often lead to soil degradation, reduced biodiversity, and a decline in nutrient density. This unsustainable model impacts the long-term viability of food systems and the quality of ingredients available to consumers.
Solution
Foodprint Nordic facilitates a transition to regenerative agriculture by channeling 1% of revenue from food businesses into a dedicated fund for smallholder farmers. This collective action model provides financial support for farmers to adopt agro-ecological practices, thereby enhancing soil health, increasing local biodiversity, and improving climate resilience. The initiative aims to create more sustainable and nutrient-dense food supply chains by engaging the entire food sector.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes food businesses such as restaurants, cafes, bars, and food retailers committed to sustainability, as well as smallholder farmers in the Nordic region seeking to transition to or scale regenerative agricultural practices.
Features
- Facilitates direct financial investment from food businesses to regenerative farmers.
- Supports the adoption of agro-ecological practices, including minimum tillage, no pesticides, and compost application.
- Promotes crop diversity and continuous plant cover to enhance soil biology and carbon sequestration.
- Funds projects that measure soil microbiology over a three-year period to demonstrate impact.
- Enables food businesses to contribute to a more sustainable food system through a 1% revenue reinvestment model.
- Connects businesses with a network of regenerative farms and projects.