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A-Ware introduces CO2 reduction premium in Belgium
Royal A-ware will use Farmdesk in Belgium to calculate the climate impact of milk. The suppliers have been informed about this. A premium can be earned for providing data via the Farmdesk app and for other climate initiatives. In the Netherlands, this premium is currently €1.00 per 100 kilograms, but it is not yet known what it will be in Belgium.
The international family company is making its entire dairy chain more sustainable with the aim of being net-zero for CO2 by 2050. The ambition is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the farmyard by 30% by 2030.
Farmers can provide data to Farmdesk to calculate the climate score. In the long term, this data will also give participating farmers insight into the economic performance of their farm.
A-ware is also identifying the initiatives that farmers are already taking to reduce emissions. Farmers receive a footprint premium for providing the data and sharing the initiatives they have already taken.
The basis of the dairy chain's sustainability for Royal A-ware is lasting benefits for all links: farmers must be able to continue farming, and customers must continue to choose A-ware's dairy products with the highest possible nutritional value and the lowest possible impact on humans, animals, and the environment.
Farmers choose whether they want to be eligible for a premium. This also applies to the footprint premium. "We attach great importance to the freedom of choice for farmers. For us, this is the basis of respectful cooperation with farmers. This cooperation is essential for further sustainability of the chain. We encourage providing data and taking steps with the footprint premium," said Koen Goethals, Manager of Dairy Affairs at A-ware Belgium in a press release. "We also want to create awareness: there is a suitable way for every dairy farm to work on reducing the footprint. In addition, Farmdesk can also provide farmers with insight to manage the economic performance of the farm in the long term."
In Belgium, Royal A-ware chooses Farmdesk because of its user-friendliness for farmers. There is an app available that allows for easy input of updates during stable work. It also aligns with the wishes of the dairy producer itself and allows for data integrations to be made, so that some of the required data is automatically imported. The company ensures that this data is never shared with third parties without the farmer's permission.
Farmers supplying Royal A-ware in the Netherlands use the KringloopWijzer to calculate their footprint.
