Cargill | Enriching Communities

Cargill is committed to conducting business with integrity, operating responsibly, enriching communities and nourishing the world. We work every day to strengthen communities in the 70 countries around the world where we live and work. Cargill invests in, engage with and respects cultures while promoting sustainable and responsible economic development to improve living standards and promote stable communities.

Our businesses and facilities and their employees also give through more than 350 employee-led Cargill Cares Councils worldwide. We enrich communities through economic development, charitable giving, employee volunteerism and an extensive network of partnerships.

Learn more about our approach to enriching communities.

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Innovation & Technology

#BusinessCase: Championing Female Role Models Across the Cocoa Value Chain
Women’s economic empowerment is critical to a sustainable cocoa sector, and a cornerstone of the Cargill Cocoa Promise. Women’s economic wellbeing builds the capacity of the farms, and is directly linked to a more productive crop, increased household income, better-educated children, and enhanced health and nutrition.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill Donates $50,000 of Fencing Materials to Fire-Stricken Western Kansas Ranchers
In response to the fast-moving wildfires that consumed more than 1,000 square miles (650,000 acres) of rural Kansas, Cargill’s Wichita-based North America protein business is donating $50,000 in new fencing materials to ranchers in the Ashland area of Western Kansas.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why We Win with Women Leaders
March 8 marks International Women’s Day. At Cargill, we’re not letting that date pass unnoticed. In fact, we recently made a major commitment to advancing women in our ranks. In December, Cargill became one of the 27 founding signatories of Paradigm for Parity, pledging to achieve gender parity in management by 2030. That’s why today I am sharing this space with two extraordinary women, leadership and diversity expert Carol Seymour and Cargill’s Pilar Cruz.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Cargill, Heifer Commemorate Partnership with Kick-off Celebration, Delivery of Chicks to Farmers in China
Cargill and Heifer International are celebrating the official launch of a program aimed at improving the lives of more than 450 smallholder farming households in the Qinsghen, China.

Innovation & Technology

In India's Burgeoning 'Corn Bowl,' Technology and Optimism Are All the Rage
Training farmers in advanced agronomic practices is one aspect of the program Cargill and TechnoServe launched last year to strengthen communities in India. By helping them grow more high-quality crops, the program aims to raise the livelihoods of 5,000 rural farming households over four years.

Innovation & Technology

Cargill and the International Cocoa Initiative on a Journey to Improve the Lives of Children
Cargill, one of the world’s largest food and agriculture companies, and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), a leader in child protection in cocoa growing, have partnered to expand their joint actions on child labour in Côte d’Ivoire. Scaling up a relationship that has been ongoing since 2002, the two organizations are now establishing a monitoring system in Cargill’s cocoa supply chain to identify and protect children, especially those involved in child labour.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How Cargill and Heifer International are Helping Poultry Farmers Thrive in China’s Sichuan Province
In agricultural towns throughout the world, prospering farmers make for strong communities. Everywhere we operate, we strive to be much more than just a feed dealer. We seek to give farmers the best solutions to help grow their operations and livelihoods, and to make a positive impact through our operations, our business expertise, our employees’ time and skills, our partnerships, and our charitable giving.

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