Tate & Lyle’s new initiative builds on previous efforts to support corn growers in the US and stevia producers in China. The company actively maintains acreage equivalent to its annual corn purchases through regenerative agriculture programs.
This latest program, launched in France, has been developed in collaboration with farming cooperatives, representative groups, and Regrow Ag, an agriculture resilience platform provider. This system empowers companies to measure, model, and accelerate regenerative practices across global supply chains.
In partnership with three major farming collaborators—Armbruster Grande Cultures, Euralis Groupe Coopératif, and Groupe Coopératif Maïsadour, representing growers in France’s northeast and southwest—Tate & Lyle is positioning itself to enhance farmers’ resilience against climate change impacts.
The program aims to educate farmers about the benefits of adopting regenerative agronomic practices. Concurrently, Tate & Lyle will monitor environmental improvements across the thousands of acres of corn essential for its specialty ingredients.
Key practices prioritized in the program include low and no-till methods that minimize soil disturbance, the use of cover crops to enhance soil health, and effective nitrogen management strategies to lessen reliance on synthetic fertilizers.
To accurately quantify environmental impacts and track progress on participating farms, Tate & Lyle and its partners will utilize Regrow’s AI-driven software platform. Collaboratively, Regrow and local agronomists will assist farmers with data entry and analysis to inform their farm planning while integrating this data into Tate & Lyle’s environmental reporting systems.
Nick Hampton, chief executive at Tate & Lyle, stated: “Regenerative agriculture is at the heart of our approach to sustainability, because helping farmers to become more resilient to the impacts of increasing climate change related events also enables our customers to feed a growing population – a win-win.
“For businesses in the food chain, flooding, droughts, and severe temperatures affecting harvests and natural resource use present shared challenges. Through our established, science-driven regenerative agriculture programs in the US and China, we’ve shown that these initiatives can significantly improve yield and crop quality for farmers and their supply chain partners. This new program in France not only supports farmers but also strengthens our supply chain’s resilience.”
Anastasia Volkova, PhD, CEO and co-founder of Regrow Ag, remarked: “Tate & Lyle’s leadership is facilitating the adoption of regenerative practices in Europe’s vital corn-growing regions. By combining local agronomic expertise with credible, AI-powered measurement and monitoring, this program illustrates how collaboration and data transparency can drive effective climate action across supply chains.”
Farming partners welcomed this initiative.
Franck Camet-Lassalle, market development manager at Euralis, noted: “As a major player in agriculture in southwest France, our commitment to regenerative agriculture is central to our strategy of supporting our member farmers towards more resilient and sustainable production.
He added: “This initiative allows us to accelerate the adoption of soil conservation practices among our waxy corn producers. It is a concrete step not only to protect our natural resources but also to enhance the sustainability of our farms amid climate challenges. This partnership demonstrates our collective ambition for a more responsible and future-oriented food value chain.”
Christophe Bonno, CEO at Maïsadour, stated: “As a committed cooperative, we firmly believe that regenerative agriculture represents a concrete and sustainable response to today’s agricultural challenges. Collaborating with an international player like Tate & Lyle empowers our members to innovate for more responsible and sustainable agricultural practices.”
