Kellogg helping rice farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Kellogg's InGrained™ has partnered with Lower Mississippi River Basin rice farmers to reduce climate impact, showing early success. During its pilot year, the initiative helped achieve a reduction of over 1,600 metric tons of greenhouse gases, equivalent to removing over 345 gasoline cars from the road for a year. The program, developed with Regrow Ag and others, focuses on implementing climate-smart irrigation practices without sacrificing rice quality. As part of its ESG strategy, Kellogg aims to support 1 million farmers and reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 15% by 2030. Adjustments will be made in the second year to broaden the program's impact.
- Reduction of over 1,600 metric tons of greenhouse gases achieved in the pilot year.
- Successful implementation of climate-smart irrigation without compromising rice quality.
- Kellogg's commitment to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 15% by 2030.
- Partnership with Regrow Ag and other leading firms bolstering sustainability efforts.
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Rice production emits several greenhouse gases, most significantly, methane. Methane contributes approximately 1.5 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions3 and is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.4
"Not only are we helping farmers implement new practices on their farms, but farmers are telling us that just as importantly, the quality of their rice was not affected by the adjusted irrigation practices," said
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[1] Measured in metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) through increased carbon sequestration and abatement of GHGs including methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)
[2] Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | US EPA
[3] https://www.wri.org/insights/more-rice-less-methane
[4] Overview of Greenhouse Gases | US EPA
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Regrow Ag is a software company that empowers transformation to sustainable practices across the agrifood supply chain. Regrow delivers scalable, science-based solutions for the adoption, measurement, reporting and verification of sustainable practices with ecosystem outcomes, such as soil carbon sequestration. Today, Regrow monitors 400M acres of land across 45 countries. To date, Regrow has aided in the sequestration of more than 50,000 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere. Learn more at www.Regrow.ag.
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About Kennedy Rice
Kennedy Rice is a Women Owned company delivering premium rice varieties that yield consistent product quality year after year. With nearly 60 years of rice industry experience, Kennedy Rice is a vertically integrated operation; sourcing, growing, harvesting, drying, milling, packaging, and transporting rice. The Women Owned company has their own retail brand, 4Sisters Rice, that can be found in over 6,000 grocery stores nationwide. 4Sisters product lineup includes an array of organic, natural, specialty, and kid friendly rice varieties. Learn more at 4sistersrice.com
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