For the seventh consecutive year, Viterra Canada Inc. provided land around five of its terminals in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
The plots are used by farmers who volunteer their time, expertise and resources to grow crops and raise funds for Foodgrains Bank 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 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, and with a hunger crisis gripping the world, their contribution is more necessary than ever before,” says Foodgrains Bank executive director Andy Harrington.
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“We’re proud to continue our longstanding partnership with the Foodgrains Bank, and support the important work they do around the world through various food security initiatives,” said Kyle Jeworski, CEO for Viterra North America.
Viterra terminals in Stettler and Trochu in Alberta along with Viterra terminals in Balgonie, Grenfell and Raymore in Saskatchewan totalling 184 acres were seeded on behalf of the Foodgrains Bank.
