Kind pledges to be an apiculture-friendly
NEW YORK By 2025, Kind Healthy Snacks intends to source all of its almonds from farms that welcome bees. The majority of Kind’s goods have almonds as their primary ingredient, ranking first in terms of both volume and spend.
Kind stated that in order to sustain bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, it expects its almond suppliers to set aside 3% to 5% of their farms for pollinator habitat. Furthermore, Kind stated that it is collaborating with its suppliers to stop using chlorpyrifos and neonicotinoids, two chemical treatments that are deemed hazardous to pollinators.
Kind’s founder and executive chairman, Daniel Lubetzky, said, “We have been energised and inspired by the leadership demonstrated by some of our peers and partners to more actively protect pollinators.” We take great pride in the fact that numerous almond producers have set the standard, demonstrating that adopting more bee-friendly techniques benefits not only pollinators but also businesses.
However, there is still more we can do to integrate these procedures into the core of the almond industry’s operations. We are glad to give our voice and scale to the cause of this urgently needed reform, even though we know we can’t accomplish it alone.
Kind claims that out of California’s 1.53 million acres, less than 20,000 acres are confirmed to be bee-friendly. This state is a major producer of almonds.
“This In the Central Valley of California, Kind’s pledge to improve pollinator habitat on almond orchards will have a significant positive long-term impact on soil health, water retention, and regional biodiversity, according to Daniel Kaiser, director of conservation strategies at Environmental Defence Fund. “This project is precisely the kind of supply chain signal that farmers need to embrace in order to increase the resilience of their orchards.”
Kind listed a number of variables that impact bee health, such as exposure to pesticides and inadequate nutrition brought on by a lack of variety in habitats.
at order to help address important concerns regarding bee health and monitor the effectiveness of these farm-level advancements, the Kind Foundation has announced that it would contribute $150,000 at the Williams Lab at the University of California, Davis.