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Arla is investing SEK 16 million in a new climate project jointly with the Foundation for Agricultural Research and SLU.
Arla has previously adapted its climate to transportation and industrial production. The company's heavy transports to Sweden are now totally fossil-free and the electricity that feeds the dairies is, according to Arla, also becoming totally fossil free.
The emissions faced by the milk producers themselves are a more sensitive issue. The Swedish Agriculture Agency explains on its website that agriculture influences the climate. Emissions are dominated by methane from animal digestion, as well as nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, mainly from peat and mud flora. Even imported mineral fertilizers and diesel engine working machines are clear climate bombs, according to the government's compilation.
In order to make milk production less climatic, Arla now invests SEK 4 million a year until 2022 in research in collaboration with the Foundation for Agricultural Research (also funded by Gäsene Dairy, Norrmejerier, Källsjö Dairy, Seven Farms and Wermland & # 39; s Wairy). The project is coordinated by SLU. The research aims to develop new methods and solutions on farms.
"For us, dairy farmers who own Arla, new knowledge is important and society is very much looking forward to continuing to be at the forefront of low climate impacts per kilogram of milk and high animal welfare", said Jonas Carlgren, board member of Arla and the Foundation for Agricultural Research.
In addition to climate issues, the project will also provide information on how dairy products contribute to a balanced and nutritious diet. The project is based on the UN 2030 Agenda, with the objectives of ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture.
Here are the research projects that bring in money
Pernilla Tidåker, SLU – Multifunctional dairy farm: indicators and tools for ecosystem services and biodiversity
Ulf Sonesson, RISE – Nutrition and Health Indicators in Food Lifecycle Analysis
Christel Cederberg, Chalmers – Measuring and Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Food
Pekka Huhtanen, SLU – Increasing the sustainability of milk production through improved feed efficiency
Mikaela Lindberg, SLU – Management measures to increase efficiency through increased longevity of milk slices
source: Arla and the Foundation for Agricultural Research
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