A local organization has found a way to support the Ukranian people by providing food. AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF) is a private foundation headquartered in Duluth. The organization aims to end hunger globally through agricultural development.
They announced a $100,000 donation on Monday to the World Food Program USA. The donation will support the United National World Food Programmed (WFP) emergency relief efforts to provide food assistance for families affected the conflict inside Ukraine and neighboring countries.
Farmers, farming communities, homes, and economies have all been badly impacted by Ukraine's ongoing crisis. In addition, people are fleeing their homes, families, farms, land and businesses.
"Watching the destruction of lives and lands due to the crisis in Ukraine is deeply troubling," said Roger N. Batkin, Board Chair, AGCO Agriculture Foundation. "Sustainably feeding the world is core to our purpose, and we are immediately concerned about the food security of the people caught in the Ukraine crisis. Through our community development and humanitarian focus, we are mobilizing an immediate donation to the U.N. World Food Programme's emergency operation to provide food assistance to affected families in Ukraine and its borders."
The U.N. World Food Programme recently launched an emergency operation seeking $570M in emergency response to provide food assistance for civilians fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
AGCO Corporation and the AAF have opened a "ShareTheMeal" team campaign with the U.N. World Food Programme to achieve a 182,000 meal goal in three months as an extension of the total donation. As a result, AGCO employees and concerned stakeholders can donate as individuals or groups to support the ongoing emergency relief and food assistance in Ukraine. Fifty-five cents can provide one meal per day.
"Our first priority was protecting our Ukrainian employees and their families. Our collective concern then quickly shifted to actions we could take to support Ukraine," said Ivory Harris, Chief Human Resources Officer at AGCO. "We are grateful to contribute to the U.N. World Food Programme and to offer our employees the opportunity to contribute to emergency food assistance for Ukraine through our ShareTheMeal team challenge."
Join the ‘AGCO Ukraine Emergency Relief’ ShareTheMeal
Download the ShareTheMeal app on Google Play or App Store and join the ’AGCO Ukraine Emergency Relief’ team challenge to provide food assistance to families in Ukraine through the U.N. World Food Programme.
- 0.80$ can feed a person for a day, covering 2000 Kcal requirements of an adult
- 5.60$ can feed a person for a week
- 24$ can feed a person for a month (based on 30 days)
- 72$ can feed a person for three months (based on 90 days)
- 292$ can feed a person for a year
Please join us today to ensure this humanitarian crisis does not become a hunger and food insecurity crisis.
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), initiated by AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) in 2018, is a private foundation domiciled in Liechtenstein and managed and operated from Duluth, GA with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger. The foundation initiates impactful programs that support food security, foster sustainable agricultural development, and build needed agricultural infrastructure in marginalized farming communities. For more information, please visit https://www.agcofoundation.org/
