Nestlé is responding to the challenges of an ageing global farming population by showing young people how farming can be financially viable.

We want to make farming more attractive to young people. That’s why we’re encouraging young people to create livelihoods as farmers, to run their farms as businesses and to use regenerative agriculture methods in support of a just transition to regenerative food systems.

We are teaching farmers the skills to make a decent living, and to create businesses that are financially robust and can weather the ongoing challenges of climate change. So far we have trained more than 400 000 farmers through our Farmer Connect program. To support that, our Agripreneurship Academy has been launched to provide even wider access to educational videos on regenerative farming, covering topics such as agroforestry, soil health and animal welfare.