Mosaic Fertilizers launches plan to assist with food security

In order to contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG) (Zero Hunger and Sustainable Agriculture), Mosaic Fertilizers, one of the largest global producers of phosphates and combined potassium, presented the ESG strategy, which reinforces its development in solutions for food production, training farmers in the sustainable and correct use of fertilizers, and promoting family farming that contribute to increasing global food production.

According to Arthur Liacre, vice president of Corporate Affairs, Strategy and Sustainability at Mosaic Fertilizers, environmental, social and governance aspects are linked to the company's mission of helping the world produce the food it needs, especially in the current geopolitical scenario. “The fight against hunger and the promotion of sustainable practices in agriculture gained even more visibility at this time, being considered central elements on the agendas of countries and companies. We want to reinforce our ESG values ​​and how we work to promote the development of the communities that live around the units.”

Leader in solutions for soil nutrition, the company has contributed to solving the problem of food insecurity and helping to combat malnutrition in the regions where it operates in Brazil through the Food Bank, which collects food from partners and passes it on to families in vulnerable situations; and the AlimentAÇÃO Program, which promotes food and nutritional education, through the construction of school gardens and the training of teachers in line with the pedagogical work of the teaching units. Projects that, together, benefit more than 35 thousand people in three Brazilian states.

In the communities where it operates, the company carries out social projects that increase access to food for the most vulnerable families, promote sustainable practices by small producers and improve nutrition in public schools, such as the Village Program, developed by the Mosaic Institute, which benefits small rural producers in Barreiras, in western Bahia. The program contributes to the prosperity of family farming and to improving the quality of life in the countryside, through rural technical assistance, education and access to water.

It also works to train rural producers and distribution channels, promoting knowledge and best practices such as Bifequali Technology Transfer, training developed by Embrapa to bring techniques, practices and processes to beef cattle farmers; Pró-Carbono, made in partnership with Bayer, which brings together producers to a protocol of sustainable agricultural practices, while helping farmers in future carbon credit negotiations; and Integra-Zebu, where ten farms were selected in the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba region and Emater, with the aim of guiding producers regarding the correct use of fertilizers and good practices.

Finally, it offers high quality products that guarantee an increase in agricultural productivity without the need to expand into new areas, in a sustainable way. With fertilizers, degraded soils stop emitting CO2 and start sequestering greenhouse gases, at the same time that they become productive again.

“Soil health is a crucial element for low-carbon agriculture and for Brazil to maintain its ability to offer high growth in the world’s food supply with increased productivity”, concludes Liacre.