Sustainability
Sustainability
Farm Production – IAP farms are regenerative agriculture operations; Solar powered for our irrigation systems and storage facilities, soil protection through organic composting and annual crop rotations, water-source protection through adherence to international EIS protocols and water-usage management through the use of the most efficient irrigation technologies. Our farm production operations are sustainable over the long-term.
Food Safety
Food Safety
International food safety standards are central to IAP business practices. All of our trading partner facilities are HACCP and BRC audited and certified. IAP only supplies its customers with fresh product from the current harvest.
- Current harvest only to ensure freshness, quality, and consistency.
- Independent food safety audits by SGS certify IAP production farms and processing facilities.
- Logistics value-chain certification.
- Organic certifications and nutritional analysis.
- Warehousing at production farms for drying and temperature-controlled storage at processing plants.
- Internal performance KPIs alongside the newest machinery & equipment used.
Solar
Solar Powered
Farm Production – IAP farms’ pivot irrigation systems are solar powered. IAP farm processing, storage facilities and offices are all powered by our dedicated solar microgrids.
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint
Farm Production – IAP corn (maize) crop is an import-substitution crop sold locally in Senegal and the sub-region. Its production locally reduces the need for corn to be shipped and transported from international suppliers (principally Brazil). For 2,000 MT of corn produced per year, IAP estimates a 500 MT reduction in carbon emissions. IAP is installing a new tree-planting program at its farms in Senegal, which will enhance soil quality and water retention through the planting of 200,000 saplings.
Land Stewardship
Land Stewardship
IAP operates its own tree nursery, planting 200,000 trees in our impact zone. Pivot irrigation of crops on our farm provides a unique opportunity to enhance ground cover and soil nutrient stability. Using modern techniques, each 30-hectare pivot-irrigation system creates four corners of non-farmed land. IAP uses this land for carbon mitigation and soil stability. By planting local trees and fauna, we are able to provide shade for crops, animals, and workers. IAP forestation program is not only implemented on the farm, it is developed and promoted in the surrounded areas also.
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