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Rural development

RuralDevelopment

Rural development

Nestlé’s approach to rural development aims to ensure thriving farmers and thriving communities while respecting natural capital. We work at both a farm and community level to improve yields, safeguard incomes, contribute investment and make a difference to people’s quality of life. In addition, we help to drive social and environmental improvements through our Responsible Sourcing activity.

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Factory impacts

Rural development impacts of our factories
Creating Shared Value in rural areas of the developing world is centred upon our work with farmers, complemented by our factory operations. Read more

Farmer impacts

Farmer programme
We purchase directly from more than 680 000 small-scale suppliers and aim to have a positive long-term impact on local communities. Read more

Supply chain

Sourcing and supplier development
We were identified as a sector leader in the 2011 Forest Footprint Disclosure Project for our pledge to eliminate deforestation from our supply chain. Read more

Milk

Milk
The dairy industry is an important factor in rural economies. We continue to expand our milk district model in developing countries. Read more

Coffee

Coffee
Through The Nescafé Plan, we are working to double the amount of Nescafé coffee bought directly from farmers and their associations over the next five years. Read more

Cocoa

Cocoa
We are aiming to source 11% of our global cocoa supply via The Cocoa Plan in 2012 and will be supporting community projects in cocoa-growing areas of West Africa. Read more