September 25, 2024

Ajinomoto-Danone partnership aims to cut dairy sector's greenhouse gas emissions

Food companies Ajinomoto and Danone unveiled on September 19 a partnership to reduce the dairy industry's greenhouse gas emissions.

The partnership between both organisations to cut greenhouse gas emissions comes after six of the world's largest dairy companies - including Danone - last year unveiled an alliance to cut methane emissions at the United Nations COP28 summit.

Danone and Ajinomoto said they would join up to use an Ajinomoto product called AjiPro^®-L. This is used for a cow's digestive system and figures cited by the companies said it decreases nitrous oxide emissions from manure by approximately 25% and - if combined with a methane reduction additive - can amplify the effect of the methane reduction additive by approximately 30%.

"With partners like Ajinomoto Co., we are expanding our toolkit of solutions that we are bringing to our dairy farmers that have a dual effect - on the one hand reducing on farm GHG emissions whilst on the other, supporting farmers to improve their margin, and as a result, boost their resilience," said Danone's chief procurement officer, Jean-Yves Krummenacher.

- Reuters