Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 46
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
3 Biodiversity – Allocating surface to biodiversity development
Biodiversity loss is another alarming issue, with 70% decline globally over
the past 50 years1. At Ardo, we are keen on making a positive contribution
to restoring the biodiversity surrounding our 43,000 hectares of vegetables.
Our goal is to support farmers in allocating a share of agricultural land to
biodiversity through flower beds or other types of biodiversity infrastructures.
We have already implemented several biodiversity improvement projects
across our growing zones.
Increasing biodiversity on farms has various
4% of arable land will need to be allocated as
benefits:
non-productive areas following a new European
regulation. This presents an opportunity to assign
- Biodiversity helps control pests through the
this land to biodiversity islands, bringing benefits
presence of for example predators that regulate
to the farmers.
pest populations, reducing the need for pesticides.
During our “Let’s Meet in the Field” event, we
- Biodiversity will attract various pollinators,
showcased various solutions for enhancing
enhancing the pollination of certain crops and
biodiversity in our demonstration field. The
increasing yields.
objective of this demonstration was to encourage
farmers to allocate these 4% arable land to
- Flower strips, trees and shrubs in the
landscape will contribute to the cultural identity
of communities and provide aesthetic value in
traditional agricultural landscapes.
1
Source: Living Planet Index WWF Six charts that show
the state of global biodiversity loss | World Economic Forum
(weforum.org)
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biodiversity.
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
“I’ve noticed that crop
auxiliaries are often there
to help me. Over the years,
I’ve observed that we don’t
need to use as many
insecticides anymore.”
Luc Hayois Farmer in Wallonia
Good governance
