Lantmännen and Arla have signed a long-term agreement on fossil-free mineral fertilizer to reduce the climate footprint and enable more fossil-free cultivation in Sweden.

Lantmännen has since long driven the development to make fossil-free mineral fertilizers available to Swedish agriculture, and the collaboration with Arla marks an important step forward in the green transition.

• Lantmännen is constantly looking for partners to scale up fossil-free solutions in Swedish agriculture. In Arla, we have found a bold company that is driving development in the dairy industry, says Claes Johansson, Head of Sustainability at Lantmännen.
• Through the collaboration with Lantmännen and the investment in fossil-free mineral fertilizer, we are taking another concrete step towards even more sustainable milk production. It is an important part of our long-term climate and environmental work, says Victoria Olsson, Head of Sustainability at Arla Sweden.

The agreement extends over three years, during which both the number of farms and the volumes will increase gradually.

Fossil-free mineral fertilizer is produced with so-called green ammonia, produced using renewable energy such as hydropower. This process generates a 70–90 percent lower climate footprint than conventional mineral fertilizers.

Read more about the collaboration HERE

Photo: Victoria Olsson, hållbarhetschef för Arla Sverige (tv) og Claes Johansson, hållbarhetschef på Lantmännen.

Photo: Lantmännen