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Mosaic Works to Achieve a “New Vision” for Sustainable Agricultural Growth
At the 2012 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jim Prokopanko, President and CEO of Mosaic, and Joc O’Rourke, Executive Vice President, Operations, for Mosaic, worked with global leaders to address the challenges of food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity.
The Forum’s New Vision for Agriculture (NVA) initiative, which is led by 26 global partner companies and provides a platform for public and private collaboration, released its new report, “Putting the New Vision for Agriculture into Action.”
In its first year working with the NVA initiative, The Mosaic Company introduced the concept of balanced nutrition and its importance to soil health and emphasized the necessity of agronomic training for smallholder farmers. “Mosaic’s mineral fertilizers increase yields, and these surpluses are stimulating local, regional and national agriculture markets,” said Chris Lambe, Mosaic’s Director of Social Responsibility. “By providing the right nutrients in the right amount at the right time and in the right place, crop yields can improve markedly without environmental compromise.”
Mosaic joined the NVA initiative as part of the company’s increased focus on agricultural research, product innovation and sustainable agricultural development. Another example of this commitment — Mosaic Villages Project — has provided crop nutrients and agronomic expertise in programs in Guatemala, India and seven African countries since 2008. The results are promising: crop yields increased on average three-to-five times over traditional farming practices, and the farmers involved in the program moved from not having enough food to eat to producing a surplus.
“At Mosaic, we believe agriculture is the basic foundation for any thriving economy. Our work with the World Economic Forum and the New Vision for Agriculture offers Mosaic an uncommon opportunity to share our experience, ideas and solutions.” Lambe said.
During the World Economic Forum, Prokopanko co-led an initiative discussion on smallholder capacity building with Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA. He emphasized soil health, yields and the nutritional value of crops while noting that the challenges faced by the world’s 2.5 billion farmers with two hectares of land or less demand unprecedented levels of partnership across the entire food value chain.
Read the Report “Putting the New Vision for Agriculture into Action.”
Read more about the World Economic Forum.
Watch Jim Prokopanko’s interview on Bloomberg TV at Davos.