McCain Annual Sustainability Report 2023

McCain launched its annual 2023 Sustainability Report which highlights the progress McCain has made in smart and sustainable farming methods, and reinforced its commitment to implement regenerative practices across 100% of its potato acreage by 2030.

The report announced that more than 50% of the farmers managing McCain’s global acreage onboarded with its Regenerative Agriculture Framework, with 28% of farmers also moving up the framework towards more comprehensive adoption of regenerative practices.

McCain is reimagining the future of sustainable potato growing by investing in research and innovation at its Farms of the Future in Canada and South Africa.

By 2025, McCain plans to have three Farms of the Future operating in different growing regions to study regenerative farming practices in different ecosystems and geographies around the world. As part of its 2023 Sustainability Report, McCain details a typical year in the regenerative agriculture cycle at its Canadian farm in New Brunswick. This deep dive highlights important findings at the farms including: Improved water-use efficiency in water-stressed regions by 9.4%; More than 23,500 hours of training to farmers; 21.9% of the potatoes grown for McCain being water stress-tolerant varieties.

“Our goal is to help drive the transition to making our food and agricultural systems more sustainable and resilient,” says Max Koeune, President and CEO of McCain Foods. “Our work on regenerative agriculture is central to our efforts in this space."

To read more about McCain’s regenerative agriculture commitments, its full 2023 Sustainability Report can be found on the McCain website.