Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is welcoming the renewal of a $100-million federal grant to provide emergency food assistance. The funding echoes a previous agreement between the organization and Global Affairs Canada. The deal, which has stood since 1985, matches donations made from Canadians four to one, up to $25 million annually. The […] Read more
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New assessment forecasts food security improvement
USDA says world’s food deficient numbers dropped 27. 5 per cent this year, but some question the report’s methodology
SASKATOON — Big strides are being made in addressing global food security, according to a new report. It is forecast to improve in 2024 relative to 2023 for most of the 83 low- and middle-income countries covered by the annual International Food Security Assessment (IFSA) report prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research […] Read more
Praising the prairie origins of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Mennonites and western Canadian farmers aren’t good at bragging about themselves. Both groups are immersed in a culture of humility. That’s perhaps why it took two outsiders to sing the praises of those humble people who founded the Canadian Foodgrains Bank 40 years ago. Related story: Foodgrains bank celebrates 40 years of giving “I’ve been […] Read more
