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BASF donates seed, inputs to community growing projects
Thirty-six community fields benefited from the initiative in 2025
Budget cuts may signal shift away from food aid says Canadian Foodgrains Bank
The 2025 budget included cuts to international aid finding, which could hurt the farmer-supported charity Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Foodgrains Bank sounds alarm on slow progress in addressing global hunger
Number of people facing hunger fell in 2024, but war and food costs continue to drive insecurity
The number of hungry people in the world declined in 2024 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent UN report, but progess has been too slow says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
World hunger levels rise for sixth consecutive year: report
“This is not the time for us to turn our backs” says Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024, affecting more than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories, according to a U.N. report released on Friday.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank calls for supporters to advocate for international aid funding
U.S. funding freeze takes largest donor out of global humanitarian community leaving deadly gaps
In face of U.S. foreign aid funding cuts that are devastating humanitarian groups, Canada can't back down from its commitments to help the hungry says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Foodgrains Bank calls for urgent aid in Gaza
Humanitarian groups have had limited access to the besieged area
Over 6,000 men, women and children in Israel and Gaza have died in two weeks of conflict, the Foodgrains Bank said. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced.
As a member of the Humanitarian Coalition, the Foodgrains Bank is working with partner organizations and local groups to bring humanitarian assistance to the area.
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