AGCO Agriculture Foundation Launches COVID-19 Aid Program with $100,000 Donation to the World Food Program USA
May 21 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Inaugural Grant Addresses Food Security and Key
Supplies in Africa and Latin America
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation
committed to ending hunger through sustainable agricultural
development, today announced the launch of its COVID-19 Aid Program
with a $100,000 grant to the World Food Program USA (WFP USA) in
support of the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) COVID-19
emergency response.
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Niger, Tahoua, Allakaye, Angoual Denia,
23 July 2019 (Photo: WFP/Simon Pierre Diouf)
The AAF COVID-19 Aid Program’s inaugural grant to WFP USA will
support the WFP, the leading humanitarian agency fighting hunger
worldwide, to continue to deliver food and critical supplies at
full capacity. Our donation will focus on the most vulnerable
populations in Africa and Latin America.
“The urgency of hunger worldwide has become even more critical
with the addition of the coronavirus, and we are directing our
global support to the World Food Program USA in support of WFP’s
COVID-19 relief efforts. Our funding will help monitor the impact
of the pandemic, pre-position food and medical supplies in
vulnerable communities in Africa and Latin America, as well as lend
support to newly established supply chain coordination cells on the
ground,” says Lucinda Smith, Board Chairman, AGCO Agriculture
Foundation.
“We are grateful to AGCO Agriculture Foundation for their
generous donation and support to raise much needed funding for
WFP’s COVID-19 response efforts,” said Barron Segar, World Food
Program USA President and CEO. “WFP serves as the logistics and
transportation backbone to the humanitarian community and AAF’s
contribution is critical to ensuring WFP can get lifesaving food
and supplies to millions of the most vulnerable people.”
The AAF is matching donations up to $100,000 made at this link:
www.wfpusa.org/aaf-match.
“We would like to invite our stakeholders to contribute to the
World Food Program USA global emergency response to support this
critical need,” said Metti Richenhagen, Managing Director, AGCO
Agriculture Foundation.
“The AGCO Agriculture Foundation has launched the COVID-19 Aid
Program with total funding of $500,000 and is also making grants to
local non-profit organizations focused on the prevention and relief
of hunger in the communities where we live and work across the
globe.”
About the AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF)
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), initiated by AGCO
Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) in 2018, is a private foundation 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. AAF is
domiciled in Vaduz, Liechtenstein and operations are managed from
Duluth, Georgia, USA. For more information, please visit
https://www.agcocorp.com/commitment/sustainability/focus-areas/communities.html.
About World Food Program USA
World Food Program USA is the recognized leader in America’s
pursuit to end global hunger, inspiring citizens to do everything
in their power to create a zero-hunger world. WFP USA works with
U.S. policymakers, corporations, foundations and individuals to
generate financial and in-kind resources for the United Nations
World Food Programme to feed families in need around the world and
to develop policies necessary to alleviate global hunger. To learn
more about WFP USA’s mission, please visit us at
www.wfpusa.org.
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Metti Richenhagen Managing Director, AGCO Agriculture Foundation
AGCOagriFoundation@agcocorp.com
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