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ADM has partnered with agritech company Klim to expand its re:generations programme across Germany.

The programme aims to support farmers in adopting regenerative agriculture practices, contributing to a more resilient and sustainable food system.

Re:generations provides financial assistance and agronomic support to farmers implementing regenerative practices, including precise fertilizer application, conservation tillage, cover crops and biodiversity enhancement. These practices help improve soil health, biodiversity and water resources while also reducing the environmental impact of farming.

The expansion into Germany will see farmers who adopt regenerative agriculture practices receive incentives based on land area. The programme has a target of enrolling 60,000 acres (approximately 24,281 hectares) by 2025, initially focusing on wheat, oil seed rape and soy crops.

The German initiative follows successful launches in the UK and Poland as part of ADM's global commitment to supporting regenerative agriculture across 5 million acres in 2025.

Candy Siekmann, director of Climate Smart Agriculture Origination at ADM, said: "We're excited to support farmers in strengthening their businesses and their futures across Europe, including with the expansion of our Re:generations programme into Germany".

"The programme follows a comprehensive design which gathers data from across entire farms and provides farmers with tools to better position their farm for the future and help reduce and sequester emissions. Very few companies touch every part of the value chain, from farmer to consumer, the way ADM does, representing a unique opportunity to connect every step of that value chain."

In partnership with Klim, an European provider of Scope 3 solutions for agriculture, ADM will provide monitoring, reporting and verification services to enrolled farmers. Klim's data-driven approach will enable farmers to measure the impact of their regenerative practices using over 30 key performance indicators, providing insights that can guide future farming decisions. This data will also contribute to Scope 3 emissions inventories for ADM and its customers.

Robert Gerlach, CEO and founder of Klim, added: "We're excited to partner with ADM to help support these practices. By combining ADM’s resources and farming network with Klim's data and analytics driven approach and regenerative expertise, we are spearheading an industry-wide shift towards a more resilient, sustainable food system. This partnership is a powerful model for how collaboration across the entire value chain can deliver both environmental impact and economic resilience at scale."

The programme’s success will be driven by robust data collection, continuous farmer feedback and a focus on regional considerations. Klim agronomists will offer expert training to enrolled farmers, ensuring they benefit from both new and established regenerative practices that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve soil health.