PepsiCo announced a strategic collaboration to advance regenerative agriculture practices across 240,000 acres from 2025 through 2030 to help farmers produce crops more sustainably.  

The partnership with Cargill will focus on the companies’ shared corn supply chain in Iowa where Cargill sources from local farmers to produce ingredients used in some of PepsiCo’s products. 

Creating a more resilient agricultural system is essential to PepsiCo’s business, as the company sources 35 crops and ingredients from more than 60 countries to make its foods and beverages. As a global supplier to PepsiCo, Cargill plays a key role in aligning the supply chain from farm to shelf. 

The two companies seek to deepen supply chain resilience, support positive outcomes for farming communities by helping them implement regenerative practices, and unlock new opportunities for advancing sustainable agriculture at scale.

Iowa is the United States’ largest producer of corn, contributing to more than 15% of the nation’s supply in 2024. Through local organizations — led by Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), a nonprofit organization with deep roots in the Midwest farming community — this partnership will provide farmers with the knowledge they need to implement regenerative techniques and help them produce crops more sustainably. 

PFI will offer farmers tailored advice and recommendations based on their region and planted crops, including insights grounded in local realities. The organization will also lead implementation by managing enrollment and overseeing measurement, reporting, and verification to ensure credible, science-based outcomes.

“By partnering across the supply chain — and working with farmers to understand what’s best for their farms — we can accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that can result in healthier soil, reduced emissions, and improved crop yields and livelihoods for farmers,” said Jim Andrew, PepsiCo Chief Sustainability Officer, in a statement. “This collaboration among PepsiCo, Cargill, and Practical Farmers of Iowa creates shared value and long-term sustainability that we believe will strengthen our business today and in the future.”  

This initiative also supports both companies’ goals: PepsiCo’s recently expanded goal to drive the adoption of regenerative, restorative, or protective practices across 10 million acres globally by 2030, and Cargill’s goal to advance regenerative agriculture on 10 million acres of North American farmland by the same year. 

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