Sistema.bio, Danone to deploy 6,500 biodigesters on dairy farms globally

Sistema.bio, a biodigestion technology provider for family farmers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Danone, a global food and beverage company. They signed this MoU during the 17th edition of the International Agricultural Exhibition in Morocco (SIAM). 

Danone currently collaborates directly with over 60,000 dairy farmers around the world, many of whom are smallholders managing fewer than 20 cows. Sistema.bio—a global leader in biogas and regenerative agriculture—empowers farmers through access to biodigester technology, training, and financing. Through this MoU, Sistema.bio and Danone aim to support smallholder farmers by introducing biodigesters – a proven manure management solution to mitigate methane emissions, while providing access to renewable energy on-farm. The partnership aims to deploy 6,500 biodigesters by 2030 for smallholder dairy farmers across various geographies, starting with India, Mexico, and Morocco.

These systems transform livestock waste into renewable biogas and organic fertilizer, which can be used as valuable resources at farm level. Overall, this supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions, lowering production costs, and decreasing reliance on chemical fertilizers. The biodigester’s digestate can also be used as a natural organic fertilizer, which improves soil health and efficient water use, supporting agriculture to be more sustainable and resilient.

“We see this partnership with Sistema.bio to implement biodigesters for driving manure transformation as a key enabler to achieving this goal, whilst improving local food sovereignty, environmental impact and economic return.” – Olivier Verdelet, Global SVP of Agriculture & Sustainability, Danone.

Supporting smallholder farmers

The program is being initially rolled out in Mexico, Morocco, and India, where implementation is already underway on the ground. “We are honored to collaborate with Danone to adopt a new regenerative agriculture model for milk production,” said Alexander Eaton, CEO and Co-Founder of Sistema.bio. “Thanks to Danone’s vision of a supply chain driven by clean energy and circular principles, we will help thousands of farmers in multiple geographies to turn organic waste into clean energy and natural fertilizer—boosting farm productivity while accelerating the transition to clean energy.”