It is also why Unilever created the Regenerative Agriculture Principles : a new approach to farming that works in harmony with nature to ensure the long-term viability and resilience of the earth's biodiversity.

The principles highlight the five priority areas where we can achieve the biggest impact: soil, water, carbon, livelihoods and biodiversity.

The principles are built on the learnings from a decade of experience working to protect bees and biodiversity, and provide the foundations for future regenerative agriculture projects.

"Until now we have worked on testing methods and ideas with suppliers," says Andrea. "We have a huge diversity of crops in a multitude of landscapes and geographies in our supply chain, so we have had to work on small-scale projects that are adapted to each case. These have allowed us to discover nature-led systems that work.

"Thanks to this work, we are now ready to work at scale. In many ways, our work with bees offers a bridge between what we have been doing and what we will do in the future," he adds.

As Unilever's biggest food brand, Knorr's Partnership Fund has been leading the way - supporting farmers to invest in sustainable solutions. To date there are over 20 projects in 11 countries, involving 2,300 hectares of land and representing an investment of €347,000.

Here are some of the future fit projects that are already making a difference.

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