Danone is Equipping 6,500 Smallholder Dairy Farmers with Biodigesters to Reduce Methane Emissions
May 30, 2025 | 1 min to read
Danone and Sistema.bio have initiated a Memorandum of Understanding to provide 6,500 smallholder dairy farmers with biodigesters by 2030, aimed at reducing methane emissions on farms. This initiative will be rolled out in key regions including Mexico, India, and Morocco. Recognizing that agriculture contributes approximately 40% of global methane emissions, Danone has committed to reducing them by 30% from fresh milk by 2030, having already achieved a 25.3% reduction since 2020.
Danone and Sistema.bio have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip 6,500 smallholder dairy farmers with biodigesters by 2030, supporting methane reduction on-farm. This innovative solution will be deployed in several geographies where Danone operates, starting with Mexico, India, and Morocco.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after its release.
Dairy companies can play a meaningful role in reducing methane. This is because methane emissions from agriculture and livestock make up approximately 40% of global methane emissions, with dairy cattle representing an estimated 8% of these emissions.
In 2023, Danone was the first food company to align with the Global Methane Pledge to reduce 30% of methane emissions from fresh milk by 2030. Since 2020, we have already made good progress, achieving 25.3% methane reduction across our fresh milk supply.
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