Sustainability
Committed to a sustainable environment
SowFoods Nigeria is committed to environmental stewardship and sustainable business practices. Our efforts are focused on seven main areas: Reducing Poverty, Hunger, Closing the gender gap, reducing waste, reducing energy usage, reducing packaging, and increasing the use of renewable energy sources. Each category consists of corresponding priority areas. Our framework aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as defined by the United Nations in 2005. Our activities are developed with the aim to contribute to the achievement of these goals.
Simple techniques such as hygienic and clean practices, limiting the use of pesticides, and improving water retention are just some of our initiatives to sustainable farming. Through our Backward Integration Farming Program (BIFP), we work directly with farmers to develop and implement scientific and sanitary agricultural practices, processing methods, and storage techniques.
Our field representatives work with farmers to encourage the application of organic soil inputs to increase soil fertility and improve water retention. We educate farmers about hygienic drying and grading of harvested products. We have also set up approved collection centers to ensure that we are able to screen and select raw materials that match international customer specifications. The result is increased value of crop yields while ensuring sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices.
