Viterra partnership raises funds for Foodgrains Bank projects
For the seventh consecutive year, Viterra is providing land around five of its terminals in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank officials say the plots of land are used by farmers who volunteer their time, expertise and resources to grow crops and raise funds for the Foodgrains Bank’s hunger response projects around the world.
Some projects operate as growing projects, and others are farmed by nearby volunteers who work on the extra acres as part of their own operations. Once the crops are harvested, the proceeds from the sale of the crops are donated to the Foodgrains Bank.
“We’re grateful for Viterra and their sustained sponsorship over the past seven years,” says Foodgrains Bank executive director Andy Harrington. “And with a hunger crisis gripping the world, their contribution is more necessary than ever before.”