Going green: Cargill debuts 3 sustainable innovations at CIIE

 

But as much as it’s a place to show, it’s also a place to learn.

In its sixth year, CIIE brought the world's top companies together to showcase “green innovation” offerings to customers and consumers and to learn from the 3,400+ exhibitors from around 130 countries across the world.

Lily Guan, president of Cargill’s business in China, attended the 6th annual CIIE event.

For Lily Guan, president of Cargill’s business in China, the China International Import Expo is about “bringing not only products, but also solutions and systems that can enable customers in China to overcome challenges they are facing, and leverage growth opportunities now and for the future."

Here are three ways we showcased sustainability at this year’s event where, from the décor to the advertising to the exhibits, the theme was green.

 

No. 1: Green products for customers

U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns (second from left) attended this year’s CIIE.

At CIIE, we showcased nearly 100 products focused on empowering a healthy and sustainable future in China. Below are three of the highlights. 

The China International Import Expo 2023: By the numbers $78.4 billion worth of tentative deals reached during the trade show 3,486 exhibitors from 128 countries  289 of the world’s top 500 companies

 

No. 2: A commitment to regenerative agriculture

Cargill and the China Development Research Foundation are partnering on regenerative agriculture research.

China has targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2060 and needs partners to help it deliver.

With our work in regenerative agriculture, we are partnering with the China Development Research Foundation to grow sustainable farming in the country. During CIIE, Cargill signed a one-year, 1-million-yuan ($137,300 USD) agreement to fund the foundation’s regenerative agriculture research and practice project.

“We hope to leverage this project to connect stakeholders in the field of regenerative agriculture,” Lily says, “furthering research and practice in the sector, and contributing to China’s efforts in achieving carbon neutrality.”

The project complements Cargill’s recent $50 million Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) deposit to support China’s sustainability goals and green industries related to ESG.
 

 

No. 3: Tech for China’s pig farmers

Agriness, a Cargill-developed online management tool for pig farmers, was displaying during CIIE. 

China’s swine industry is massive: In 2020 the country consumed six times more pork than the U.S.

For the farmers who produce that pork, keeping up with this demand, managing their farms efficiently and keeping their pigs healthy can be a three-fold challenge.

Enter Agriness, an online management tool in which Cargill made an equity investment for pig farmers across 30 countries.

Having managed more than one million pigs, the tool shows promising productivity growth by automating the process of calculating piglet weight gain, sow performance and production cost per animal.

It wasn’t the only debut for China’s pig farmers. At CIIE, Cargill and the China Agricultural University Education Foundation also unveiled a three-year, 10 million RMB ($1.37M USD) fund focused on cultivating leaders for China’s pig farming industry.

The P+ Academy program includes a range of courses such as CEO Leadership, management master classes and nutritionist training courses to learn practical skills.

Just one of the ways CIIE — and Cargill — are bringing learning, showcasing and innovating together to empower a brighter, and greener, future.

 

 

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