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MCDONALD'S COMMITS $5 MILLION TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE SMART FARMING
Nov. 8, 2021
by Jennifer Shike, AgWeb.com
McDonald's USA is committing $5 million and partnering with AgMission, a global collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture and to develop and implement climate-smart farming solutions over the next five years.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), and the World Farmers' Organization (WFO) established AgMission to unlock agriculture's potential to reduce GHG emissions, a release said.
Their goal? To make the agriculture sector net-negative for GHG emissions by bringing farmers, ranchers and scientists together to co-create science-based solutions that can be rapidly deployed, increasing on-farm resiliency while mitigating the impacts of climate change.
A Threat to Food Security
"Climate change threatens our environment, food security as well as farmer and ranchers' livelihoods. We are elated that McDonald's sees the value of AgMission's approach and is partnering with us on this unprecedented initiative," FFAR's Executive Director Sally Rockey said in a release.
Research and data are fundamental to reaching this goal. Integrated, interoperable data is critical to coordinating this research and accelerating adaptation and adoption of climate-smart solutions that reduce GHG emissions, AgMission said.
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