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Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Bunge continue partnership to fight global hunger

Dec 5, 2025 | 3:08 PM

Canadian Foodgrains Bank and global agribusiness Bunge will continue their partnership in the fight against global hunger.

Foodgrains Bank and Bunge (formerly Viterra) are celebrating 10 years of collaboration, in which Bunge allows the use of company land near select locations to be farmed by volunteers, with crop proceeds going to the Foodgrains Bank.

This year, land surrounding the Bunge terminals in Lethbridge and Trochu in Alta. and in Balgonie, Grenfell, and Raymore in Sask., totaling 267 acres, were seeded on behalf of the Foodgrains Bank.

The partnership has enabled farmers and community groups to contribute grain efficiently and cost-effectively, helping to fund lifesaving food assistance and long-term agricultural development projects in some of the world’s most food-insecure regions.

Foodgrains Bank executive director Andy Harrington said now that Viterra has merged with Bunge, Foodgrains Bank looks forward to continuing the relationship under the new banner.

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“Over the past 10 years, Viterra, now Bunge, has played a vital role in helping us respond to global hunger,” Harrington said. “Their support has made it easier for Canadian farmers to give, and that generosity has translated to tangible impacts for families experiencing hunger around the world. Together, under the new Bunge name, we will continue to make a difference for the 720 million people around the world experiencing hunger and food insecurity.”

Bunge lead Kyle Jeworski said they are pleased to reach the ten-year milestone and continue to support their fight against global hunger.

“Food insecurity remains a challenge in many areas of the world, and we feel that it’s important to support the great work done by the Foodgrains Bank each year,” Jeworski said.

In the past decade, thousands of tonnes of grain were donated to help fund emergency food assistance, nutrition programs, and agricultural training implemented by local partners of Foodgrains Bank members.

In addition, Bunge provides the Foodgrains Bank with a donation of $5 for each tonne of crops donated to the organization through any of its grain elevators in western Canada.

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