The Mennonite Central Committee, World Renew (the relief and
development agency for the Christian Reformed Church) and World Relief Canada
are the program leaders for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
The program will directly help 50,000 farm families in
Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Farmers who want to increase the productivity of their farms
through conservation agriculture will receive training, technical assistance
and support through the program.
“Working together with the Foodgrains Bank members and
partners on the ground, we will be able to help small-scale farmers address
issues such as soil fertility and climate change and grow more food to feed
their families,” says Foodgrains Bank International Programs Director Barbara
Macdonald.
“This program will allow us to scale-up our work to enhance
soil and water conservation through improved agricultural technologies in
Ethiopia and Kenya, where we work with six local partners,” adds Don Peters,
Executive Director of Mennonite Central Committee Canada.
“We’ve seen very positive results in our work to date, and
are confident that through the funding of this program we will see these same
positive results throughout a much larger area, impacting a larger number of
small-scale producers and their families.”
