PepsiCo Foundation Rooted in Resilience ROOTED IN RESILIENCE

The PepsiCo Foundation’s global partnerships reveal what’s possible when resources meet local vision. From cooperative-building to earthquake recovery, the following stories showcase how farmers are the backbone of our communities as they play a vital role in driving economies and helping families access nutritious affordable food. By supporting the livelihoods of those who grow our food, we can help build a more sustainable future. The approach is simple: invest in farmers’ expertise, amplify their impact, and watch resilience take root. Because when farmers thrive, we all thrive.

México Agrovita Initiative

Through the support of PepsiCo’s Agrovita initiative, three smallholder farmers—Refugio, Jorge, and Gustavo—created a cooperative that is proving regenerative agriculture can help transform livelihoods, and an entire food system, one plantain at a time.

Turning smallholder farmers into agricultural entrepreneurs

ROOTED IN RESILIENCE

Building prosperity from the ground up

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PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation believe a more resilient food system can lead to better outcomes for people and the planet. The collaborative effort between PepsiCo’s global reach, expertise and resources, and the PepsiCo Foundation's philanthropic investments aims to create lasting change through community-led partnerships and long-term solutions. To maximize impact, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation collaborate with farmers to strengthen what’s already working and help expand access to the tools, knowledge, and resources that support lasting success.

At PepsiCo, we strive to combine our global reach, expertise and resources with the PepsiCo Foundation's philanthropic investments to help create lasting change through community-led partnerships and long-term solutions. Our approach focuses on farming, equitable access to nutritious food and safe water, and workforce development, to help strengthen systems of support and drive progress toward a thriving future for people and communities. Each of these focus areas also directly aligns with PepsiCo Positive (pep+) goals. Together we aim to drive measurable, lasting impact, supporting PepsiCo efforts to give the world more reasons to smile.

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With the support of She Feeds the World, Hoàng achieved one of the highest yields in the region. His new drip irrigation system then became a model that's improved livelihoods and incomes of local farmers.

How a farmer’s debut crop became a model for sustainable farming

Vietnam

Following devastating earthquakes, Didem’s livelihood was at stake. That was until the PepsiCo Foundation and Anadolu Meralari provided support to farmers in the region, allowing Didem to revitalize her farm and support her local economy.