AGCO Agriculture Foundation Donates to Ukraine Emergency Relief
07 März 2022 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Fund will support humanitarian efforts in
Ukraine and its borders
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with
the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable
agricultural development, today announced a $100,000
donation to the World Food Program USA (WFPUSA). The donation will
support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) emergency
relief efforts to provide food assistance for families affected by
the conflict inside Ukraine and neighboring countries.
Farmers, farming communities, homes, and economies have all been
badly impacted by Ukraine's ongoing crisis. In addition, people are
fleeing their homes, families, farms, land and businesses. Our
thoughts and prayers are with our employees, families, and the
people of Ukraine during this time of crisis.
"Watching the destruction of lives and lands due to the crisis
in Ukraine is deeply troubling," said Roger N. Batkin, Board Chair,
AGCO Agriculture Foundation. "Sustainably feeding the world is core
to our purpose, and we are immediately concerned about the food
security of the people caught in the Ukraine crisis. Through our
community development and humanitarian focus, we are mobilizing an
immediate donation to the U.N. World Food Programme's emergency
operation to provide food assistance to affected families in
Ukraine and its borders."
The U.N. World Food Programme recently launched an emergency
operation seeking $570M in emergency response to provide food
assistance for civilians fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
AGCO Corporation and the AAF have opened a "ShareTheMeal" team
campaign with the U.N. World Food Programme to achieve a 182,000
meal goal in three months as an extension of the total
donation. As a result, AGCO employees and concerned stakeholders
can donate as individuals or groups to support the ongoing
emergency relief and food assistance in Ukraine. Fifty-five cents
can provide one meal per day.
"Our first priority was protecting our Ukrainian employees and
their families. Our collective concern then quickly shifted to
actions we could take to support Ukraine," said Ivory Harris, Chief
Human Resources Officer at AGCO. "We are grateful to contribute to
the U.N. World Food Programme and to offer our employees the
opportunity to contribute to emergency food assistance for Ukraine
through our ShareTheMeal team challenge."
Join the ‘AGCO Ukraine Emergency Relief’ ShareTheMeal
Download the ShareTheMeal app on Google Play or App Store and
join the ’AGCO Ukraine Emergency Relief’ team challenge or
directly access the challenge via web here to provide food
assistance to families in Ukraine through the U.N. World Food
Programme. Through your generous donation, we can reach and feed
more people.
- 0.80$ can feed a person for a day, covering 2000 Kcal
requirements of an adult
- 5.60$ can feed a person for a week
- 24$ can feed a person for a month (based on 30 days)
- 72$ can feed a person for three months (based on 90 days)
- 292$ can feed a person for a year
Please join us today to ensure this humanitarian crisis does not
become a hunger and food insecurity crisis.
About AGCO
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag
technology. AGCO delivers customer value through its differentiated
brand portfolio including core brands like Challenger®, Fendt®,
GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®. Powered by Fuse® smart farming
solutions, AGCO's full line of equipment and services help farmers
sustainably feed our world. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in
Duluth, Georgia, USA, AGCO had net sales of $11.1 billion in 2021.
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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.agcofoundation.org/
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Metti Richenhagen, AGCO Agriculture Foundation
AGCOagriFoundation@agcocorp.com
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