Cargill | Nourishing the World

The challenge is clear: we need to sustainably nourish a global population that will grow from 7 billion today to more than 9 billion people by 2050. Cargill knows agriculture can meet the rising demand. The world’s farmers are resilient entrepreneurs who are increasingly doing more with less. We focus on increasing agricultural productivity and improving access to safe, affordable, nutritious food.

Cargill plays a central role in shaping a healthier future as we work to meet consumer needs. We recognize that diet and health are linked and we take seriously our role in tackling the critical problems of malnutrition in high- and low-income countries alike. We balance the driving influences of science and food values as we navigate today’s complex food system from field to table.

Learn more about our approach to food security and nutrition.

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Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Cargill Invests in Food Innovation Centers to Meet Consumer Demands Now and in the Future
Cargill demonstrated an intensified commitment to innovation in food, nutrition and food safety during the final two months of 2016. The company opened two major R&D facilities in November and December—one in North America and one in China—focused on continuous improvement and investing in the future of food to meet shifting consumer expectations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill Donates $3 Million Over Three Years to Feeding America to Support Nutrition Solutions
Today, Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, announced a $3 million grant from Cargill to provide children and families with nutrition solutions. This three year gift will help food banks provide nourishing meals to people in need by increasing access to fruits and vegetables, providing nutrition education, investing in a diabetes prevention pilot program and funding food safety measures to ensure the highest qualities of food distribution.

Responsible Production & Consumption

WATCH: Unlikely Alliances Build a Better Food System, Says Cargill CEO David MacLennan

Health & Healthcare

How to Help Kids Get Healthy and Active: Start with Schools
With childhood obesity rates skyrocketing, a group of educators and officials in 2002 decided to enlist the community’s help. Underscoring then U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher’s declaration that American obesity had become an epidemic, they created the public-private partnership Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK).

Innovation & Technology

UK Students Build a Better Fermentation Process, Win Cargill Innovation in Engineering Award
Students Rachana Halasabele and Alessia Xu from The University of Manchester in the UK recently triumphed with their innovative and practical winning solution to a real-life industry problem set by Cargill’s ethanol experts at their starches and sweeteners plant in Trafford Park, Manchester. The UK-wide competition, open to all Universities, is the first of its kind for Cargill in the UK and awarded the winning second year students with a cash bursary of £1,200.

Social Impact & Volunteering

WATCH | Cargill Employees Volunteer with Feeding America in Wisconsin
Cargill employees volunteered with Feeding America to package 53,740 meals for those in need in Eastern Wisconsin.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Wall Street Journal: "Cargill’s Food Empire Adapts to a Changing World"
From the Minneapolis suburbs, Cargill Inc. runs one of the biggest food empires the world has ever seen, spanning the supply chain from farm to table—shipping fertilizer to farmers, buying the crops that are grown, processing grain into feed for livestock and poultry, and producing burgers and nuggets for the world’s biggest restaurant chains and retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and McDonald’s Corp.

Innovation & Technology

World Food Program USA and Cargill Partner to Strengthen Local Food Security
More than 100,000 schoolchildren in three countries will be served school meals sourced from local farmers over the next two years as part of a new joint program from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), World Food Program USA and Cargill.

Research, Reports & Publications

Working to Feed the World in a Responsible Way Central to Cargill's Corporate Responsibility Efforts in Past Year

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