Farmacy advising on KP sustainable potato supplies – AgriTrade News

Agronomy services company Farmacy, part of the Hutchinsons Group, is partnering KP Snacks, the UK’s second-largest manufacturer of bagged snacks, to ensure the sustainability of its potato supplies. KP Snacks has committed to delivering a 30% reduction in its Scope 3 emissions by 2032.

The new partnership is an extension to KP’s long-standing sustainable agriculture programme, which ensures growers can access the best and most up-to-date knowledge on adopting and embedding regenerative farming practices. Farmacy agronomists will advise on improving soil health, biodiversity, sustainability and regenerative techniques using the latest technologies. They will assess participating farms’ specific needs, taking a field-by-field approach to optimise outcomes.

“We are committed to building responsible, resilient supply chains for generations to come,” advises John Glazebrook-Milner, sustainable agriculture manager at Intersnack, the parent company to KP Snacks. “In collaboration with our farmers and partners, we are passionate about sustainable agriculture and regenerative principles. We recognise some elements are not new, but we must get back to some of those key practices, while working together to combine new and innovative ideas and solutions. With the collective experience of KP Snacks and our farmers, in combination with our new partnership with Farmacy, we are confident that this programme will make a significant, long-lasting and positive impact on our farms and the environment.”

For Farmacy, chairman Mike Young adds: “KP Snacks has recognised the need to help its growers with the transition to more regenerative practices. With Farmacy’s knowledge of agronomy, environmental, soil health and farm business management, it makes a very strong partnership.

“This partnership supports their potato growers in understanding and implementing key practices on farm that will have a positive impact right across the food chain as well as enhancing their individual farm businesses,” concludes Mr Young.