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As we count down to a new year, we're celebrating food and flavors from around the world, with a daily collection of international recipes inspired by LDC’s ingredients and products. We kick off today with a stunning classic: 'Eight Treasures Rice Pudding' - a traditional Chinese dish that symbolizes unity, prosperity and sweetness for the year ahead, and that is often enjoyed during festive celebrations like Lunar New Year. We made it with glutinous (sticky) rice commercialized by LDC, Fulaid oil, and a mix of dried fruits, nuts and seeds (the 8 treasures!). Get the full recipe, and download LDC's global e-cookbook - 'Around the Table With LDC': https://lnkd.in/ewaHsPzf #cookbooks #holidaycookbooks

Can You Spot the Agri-Products in Your Home? Navigate our virtual home to reveal which everyday items are made using corn, soy and other oilseeds. Click through and guess which items contain these products. Ready to test your agricultural know-how? Play now! https://lnkd.in/eaFuTPmv #LDCinYourHome

In today’s fast-paced agribusiness landscape, operational excellence is a top priority! Since 2018, our Industry Competence Center in Rosario, Argentina, has been helping to streamline operations across 30+ LDC manufacturing facilities worldwide. The center serves as a hub of specialized expertise dedicated to driving increased #productivity, energy efficiency, automation and workplace safety across our operations, by equipping our teams with innovative technologies, real-time data, best practices and shared knowledge. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evs9zjix #operationalexcellence

When it comes to holiday gifting, #chocolate is always a good choice! 🍫 And whether it’s a luxury selection from a gourmet shop or a quick grab at the grocery store, #lecithin plays a key role in creating your favorite chocolate treats. Lecithin improves chocolate’s quality, texture and stability by acting as an emulsifier. It helps blend sugar and cocoa particles seamlessly into the cocoa butter, reducing viscosity and making the chocolate smoother and easier to work with during processes like panning and enrobing. It also keeps chocolate 'glossy' and extends its shelf life. For candy manufacturers, lecithin reduces the need for expensive cocoa butter while maintaining premium quality. Just 0.4% lecithin can match the viscosity reduction of 5% cocoa butter. So next time you enjoy a perfectly smooth, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, you can thank lecithin for helping make it so irresistible! 🍫✨ Learn more about LDC's lecithin products: https://lnkd.in/e9ZkwxFJ #ChocolateLovers #FoodScience #candymaking

We’re joining forces with Solidaridad Latinoamérica to support Mexico’s coffee farmers with implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Over the next three years, we’ll work alongside some 3,500 farmers to promote farming methods that can strengthen climate resilience and improve livelihoods sustainably in coffee-growing communities. More about our collaboration: https://lnkd.in/eTSegan9 #StrongerCoffeeInitiative #Sustainability #SustainableCoffee #RegenerativeAgriculture #WeAreLDC +++ Nos unimos a Solidaridad Latinoamérica para apoyar a los productores de café en México en la implementación de prácticas de agricultura regenerativa. Durante los próximos tres años, trabajaremos junto a unos 3500 agricultores para promover métodos de cultivo que fortalezcan la resiliencia climática y mejoren los medios de vida de manera sustentable en las comunidades cafetaleras. Más sobre nuestra colaboración: https://lnkd.in/e75SSaU8 #IniciativaStrongerCoffee #Sustentabilidad #CaféSostenible #AgriculturaRegenerativa #SomosLDC

🌲 The Soft Commodities Forum released its 2024 Annual Report sharing progress on its mission toward #deforestation and conversion-free soy supply chains in the Brazilian Cerrado, such as: 🌱 An expanded monitoring and reporting scope to cover the entire Cerrado biome. 🌿 Enrolment of some 700,000 hectares in the Farmer First Clusters initiative, driving native vegetation #conservation and avoidance of emissions. 🤝 Launch of the Sustainable Landscapes Partnership with the CGF Forest Positive Coalition, to drive landscape investments. 🔄 Renewal of its verification protocol and adoption of a risk-based assessment framework for indirect suppliers. 📖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eMPfbQBF #softcommodities #cerrado #sustainability

In cotton’s journey - from square to boll to gin - every stage has a purpose. Every part of the plant is valued, from the fiber to the seeds used in cooking oil and animal feed. LDC has been part of the journey of cotton for over 30 years. Learn more, and discover how fluffy white fibers are harvested, ginned and spun into yarn used in #cotton products we rely on every day: https://lnkd.in/eTNKUsYc #cottonharvest

Estamos ampliando nuestra presencia en #Uruguay con la adquisición de una planta de acopio de #cereales y #oleaginosas, ubicada estratégicamente a solo 2,5 km del puerto de Nueva Palmira, la principal terminal granelera de país. La planta tiene una capacidad total de almacenamiento de 50.000 toneladas de diversos cultivos, como soja, trigo, colza, carinata y, próximamente, camelina. #TeamLDC tiene una mirada de largo plazo en Uruguay, y estamos comprometidos a apoyar a los productores locales y las comunidades agrícolas, como lo hemos hecho durante más de 20 años. Lee más: https://ow.ly/QL0m50UlImP #Agricultura #Agroindustria #Agronegocios ++ We’re expanding our footprint in #Uruguay with the acquisition of a #grains and #oilseeds storage facility, strategically located just 2.5 km from Nueva Palmira port – the country’s main grains and oilseeds terminal. The facility has a total storage capacity of 50,000 tons of various crops, such as soy, wheat, rapeseed, carinata and, soon, camelina. #TeamLDC is in Uruguay for the long haul, and we’re committed to supporting local producers and agricultural communities, as we’ve done for 20+ years. Read more: https://ow.ly/PUjT50UlImQ #Agriculture #AgroIndustry #Agribusiness

Soil is the foundation of life on Earth. It supports the growth of our food, filters water, regulates carbon and sustains biodiversity. This year's World Soil Day theme, ‘Measure, Monitor and Manage’, reminds us that our stewardship of soil today will determine the health and resilience of our planet tomorrow. By measuring #soilhealth, monitoring its changes over time and managing its long-term resilience by implementing regenerative agriculture practices, we can ensure that soil continues to support life for generations to come. At LDC, we work with partners to conduct detailed baseline measurements of soil, using a combination of on-field sensors, machine learning and direct soil sample analyses. These data-driven efforts enable informed decision-making to help build healthy soils over time, optimizing productivity in the short-term while enhancing the long-term resilience of soils. Learn more about how #regenerativeagriculture practices restore ecosystem services provided by healthy soils: https://ow.ly/K34050UlEFX #WorldSoilDay

Growing, harvesting, storing, processing and transporting food are all vital steps in the value chain that supports our global food system. At LDC, we work with farmers, agronomists, food scientists, engineers and other experts across that chain, to supply essential food products in a sustainable way, helping to shape resilient food and agricultural production systems for current and future generations. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ekUeEsBw #TheSeedsOfTomorrow