Leading potato supplier, Greenvale AP, has partnered with Trinity AgTech to roll out Trinity’s 'natural capital' navigator – called Sandy – to farms across the country.

The aim is to support farmers credibly and confidently analyse and reach their environmental targets, said Joann Reid, technical director at Greenvale, who added that the business was looking to update its environmental strategy by identifying areas for carbon reduction, before it set ambitious but achievable new targets for growers.

“As a leading supplier of fresh potatoes and the UK’s largest supplier of organic potatoes, we are actively building a strategy to deliver against a growing demand for more sustainable produce. We want to fulfil consumer and supply chain demands for sustainable, low carbon produce, so we’ve been looking for the right partner to work with that helps us meet these needs,” she said.

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To do this, robust analytics based on the right science and methods are required to understand where Greenvale and its growers currently sit in terms of their natural capital and carbon footprint, and what the best options are for the future, she pointed out.

“The nature of growing potatoes currently involves relatively high carbon outputs. But, gathering rigorous analytics through Sandy will allow us to set ambitious, yet achievable goals to credibly reduce our carbon outputs, and convey them with integrity,” said Ms Reid.

“We haven’t come across another natural capital navigator which offered the breadth that Sandy offers. The long-term aim of this new partnership is to create financial, environmental, and social resilience for Greenvale growers by capturing scientific data and analysis which growers can use to accurately pinpoint areas of opportunity.”