Canada plays key role in feeding the world

Sunday, October 16 marked World Food Day. 

When it comes to the global food crisis an estimated 345 million people live with food insecurity.

The Canadian Foodgrains bank is a Christian Response to hunger. 

Through the foodbank, farmers take part in local growing projects with proceeds being donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to help feed the worlds hungry.

Those projects generally see farmers donate their time, land and machinery to put in and harvest the crops. Some farm equipment dealers will donate time on their equipment, while ag input companies tend to step up with crop inputs.

In 2021-22, individual Canadians, community groups, growing projects, businesses and churches helped raise over $18 million 

Included in that total $4.5 million dollars from Manitoban's with $2.2 million coming from community growing projects.