(Viterra Canada)

By Josh Hall | @Vancan19

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Viterra, Canadian Foodgrains Bank mark 10 years of collaboration

May 9, 2025 | 2:34 PM

A pair of organizations with operational ties to central Alberta are celebrating a decade of collaboration.

Viterra and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank say they will continue past the decade mark to fight for an end to global hunger.

That is, as they say, as millions worldwide face rising hunger due to war, climate disasters, and soaring food costs.

Together, they operate terminals in Lethbridge and Trochu in Alberta, as well as in Balgonie, Grenfell and Raymore — Saskatchewan locales. Those sites total 267 acres, all of which are seeded every year.

“Canadian Foodgrains Bank continues to play a vital role in responding to the global hunger crisis and ensuring that vulnerable communities are not forgotten, especially in the world’s hardest-hit areas like Sudan,” says Andy Harrington, executive director of the Foodgrains Bank.

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“We’re very grateful for the ongoing support of Viterra as we do all we can, together with Canadian organizations and supporters across the country, to end global hunger.”

According to the groups, food security projects implemented through the Foodgrains Bank network include both humanitarian response projects that help people affected by conflicts and natural disaster, as well as development projects that help people reduce their vulnerability to hunger and improve their resiliency in the longer-term, often through conservation agriculture training.

In 2023-24, this assistance reached nearly one million people in 35 countries around the world.

In addition to providing the land, going forward. Viterra will be providing 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.

“As a leading global agricultural company, we are proud to support the Foodgrains Bank and the important work they do to fight hunger around the world,” says Kyle Jeworski, CEO for Viterra Canada.

“We are also grateful for our farm customers, who give generously and work hard to ensure the success of our growing projects each year.”

More information is at foodgrainsbank.ca/ and viterra.ca/en.