We are proud to be celebrating 10 years of collaboration with Bunge (formerly Viterra), in which Bunge allows the use of company land near select locations to be farmed by volunteers, with crop proceeds going to the Foodgrains Bank to help fight global hunger.
This year, land surrounding the Bunge terminals in Lethbridge and Trochu in Alberta and in Balgonie, Grenfell, and Raymore in Saskatchewan (totalling 267 acres) were seeded on behalf of the Foodgrains Bank.
This unique partnership has enabled farmers and community groups to contribute grain efficiently and cost-effectively, helping to fund lifesaving food assistance and long-term agricultural development projects in some of the world’s most food-insecure regions.
Now that Viterra has merged with global agribusiness Bunge, we looks forward to continuing this meaningful relationship under the new banner.
“Over the past 10 years, Viterra – now Bunge – has played a vital role in helping us respond to global hunger,” says Andy Harrington, Foodgrains Bank executive director. “Their support has made it easier for Canadian farmers to give, and that generosity has translated to tangible impacts for families experiencing hunger around the world. Together, under the new Bunge name, we will continue to make a difference for the 720 million people around the world experiencing hunger and food insecurity.”
“We’re pleased to reach a ten-year milestone in our partnership with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, and continue to support their fight against global hunger,” said Kyle Jeworski, head of Bunge in Canada. “Food insecurity remains a challenge in many areas of the world, and we feel that it’s important to support the great work done by the Foodgrains Bank each year.”
In the past decade, the partnership has facilitated the donation proceeds of thousands of tonnes of grain, helping to fund emergency food assistance, nutrition programs, and agricultural training implemented by local partners of Foodgrains Bank members.
In addition, Bunge provides the Foodgrains Bank with a donation of $5 for each tonne of crops donated to the organization through any of its grain elevators in western Canada.
