Danone equipping smallholder dairy farmers with biodigesters The aim is to reduce methane emissionsDanone and Sistema.bio have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip 6,500 smallholder dairy farmers with biodigesters by 2030, supporting methane reduction on-farm, according to a company-issued press release. This is because methane emissions from agriculture and livestock make up approximately 40% of global methane emissions, with dairy cattle representing an estimated 8% of these emissions. In 2023, Danone was the first food company to align with the Global Methane Pledge to reduce 30% of methane emissions from fresh milk by 2030. This initiative marks a key milestone in the deployment of climate-smart technologies adapted to smallholder farmers, with positive environmental, economic, and social impact. Biodigesters are a proven manure management solution to mitigate methane emissions.