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Nestle creates a market rural Chinese milk farmers
Nestlé’s Shuangcheng milk production facility, established in 1987 and located in Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, is the largest of its kind in Asia and ranks fourth in the world in terms of annual dairy production in the Nestlé Group. Nestlé’s commitment to high-quality dairy production always start at the source and in the Shuangcheng milk district, we build direct relationships with each of the rural milk farmers who supply us with farm-fresh product.

Over the past 20 years, we have created a unique milk collection model called “factory and farmers” that provides farmers with technical assistance whilst effectively eliminating the “middleman” to ensure traceability and accountability across our supply chain.
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Nestlé spends approximately CHF 13 billion a year on agricultural materials such as milk, coffee and cocoa. So, although we do not own any agricultural land or operate commercial farming activities, we seek to improve farmers' living standards, environmental practices and water usage. This gives Nestlé access to high quality raw materials.

Thousands of farmers use our advice and technical assistance to produce greater yields of higher quality crops using fewer resources, which benefits the environment and increases their income. Rural communities also gain from wider employment and economic development opportunities. Consumers also know the products they buy are safe, of high quality and produced using sustainable agricultural practices.