Tag: AGCO Agriculture Foundation

AGCO Agriculture Foundation to Donate $100,000 to UK-based Charity, The Country Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (the “Foundation”), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agriculture development, announced a USD 100,000 grant to The Country Trust to support the expansion of the farm discovery programme. The Country Trust is the leading national education charity connecting disadvantaged children with the land that sustains the population through food, farming and countryside experiences. In 2022, 20,000 children from disadvantaged communities visited a working farm with The Country Trust. The grant will enhance the growth of the farm discovery programme…

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AGCO Agriculture Foundation to help FareShare secure enough food for a million meals in two years

Stuart Mitchell

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development, announced a USD 300,000 grant to FareShare to ensure surplus food reaches vulnerable communities in the United Kingdom while tackling food waste. The two-year partnership is expected to help FareShare secure 475 tonnes of surplus food and redistribute more than one million meals. The project will assist in supporting the award-winning Surplus with Purpose Fund, which covers the cost for farmers to harvest and divert food that would have otherwise…

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