2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark Insights Report

These leading companies have their headquarters in different parts of the world – companies from almost every continent and part of the value chain feature among the top 25 in the 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark. [...] The 350 companies assessed in the Food and Agriculture Benchmark span the entirety of the food and agriculture value chain, classified in six value chain segments as shown in Figure 2. [...] The top ten companies in the 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark features companies spanning different segments of the value chain, including input providers such as OCP (fertilisers) and Bayer (seeds and agrochemicals), as well as retailers Tesco and Sainsbury’s and companies producing ingredients for food production like DSM and Kerry Group. [...] Insights report – 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark 14 The ‘best’ vs the ‘rest’ The Food and Agriculture Benchmark measures how far along the most influential food and agriculture companies are in their sustainability journeys. [...] Companies can positively influence the income prospects and stability of farmers and fishers by sourcing more types of products from these producers; by paying the living income reference price or living income differential for some commodities; or by fostering the active participation and leadership of farmers and fishers and their representative organisations in the design and implementation of.