PHILADELPHIA and THORNILL,
Scotland, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural
sciences company, and The HALO Trust, a humanitarian
non-governmental organization that protects lives and restores
livelihoods of people affected by conflict, today announced a new
collaboration to improve farm safety in Ukraine.
Under the umbrella of its Cultivating Freedom campaign,
FMC will donate 3% of its 2023 sales revenue in Ukraine to significantly expand The HALO
Trust's demining efforts in impacted regions throughout the
country. With this funding, The HALO Trust will be able to
considerably increase its capacity to remove landmines from
Ukrainian farms.
"We are proud to announce our partnership with The HALO
Trust—for more than three decades, their extensive demining
activities have helped improve safety and the livelihoods in many
countries that were impacted by conflicts," said Mark Douglas, FMC president and CEO. "This
project not only ensures Ukrainian farmers can safely return to
their fields for planting and harvest, but it also contributes to
improving food security around the globe. Through this
collaboration, we aspire to contribute to a future where farmers
can cultivate their lands without fear of explosive remnants from
the war and pave the way for robust reconstruction efforts that
benefit farming communities and the entire country."
James Cowan, CEO of The HALO
Trust, said: "We are extremely grateful for the generous commitment
from FMC to fund our life-saving work in Ukraine. It will allow us to invest in the
people, equipment and new technology needed for the enormous task
of making Ukraine safe from
landmines, bombs and shells. With FMC's support, we will deploy
demining teams and critical demining equipment to clear land for
Ukrainian farmers, their families, and their communities."
The collaboration between FMC and The HALO Trust will start in
April in several communities across Ukraine.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company
dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for
an expanding world population while adapting to a changing
environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including
biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture –
enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management
professionals to address their toughest challenges economically
while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,600
employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to
discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active
ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that
are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more
and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
About The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust is a global non-profit whose mission is to
protect lives and restore livelihoods of people affected by
conflict. Since 1988, HALO has served those affected by conflict,
clearing landmines and explosive debris that indiscriminately
threaten lives, limbs and livelihoods both before and after the
fighting has finished. It operates in 30 countries and has a
staff of around 12,000 people, the vast majority local people
trained to make their own communities safe.
HALO has operated in Ukraine
since 2016 and since Russia's 2022
invasion has expanded its programme to clear mines and other
explosives from previously occupied land around Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv.
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