210万美元的投资专注于推进可持续农业实践,培养人才
Cargill and the National FFA Organization share the belief that agriculture can solve some of the world’s toughest sustainability challenges.
Cargill is investing $2.1 million over three years to help the FFA organization develop future leaders who are prepared to continue advancing sustainable agriculture. The funds will enable the FFA Organization’s efforts to bridge the needs of the agriculture, food and natural resources industries.
“我们需要最好,最聪明的年轻人,以帮助创建解决方案,以平衡不断增长的人口与保护我们的星球。” Cargill的业务运营和供应链负责人兼首席可持续发展官Ruth Kimmelshue说,国家FFA组织前成员董事会。“通过农业,年轻人有机会开发和使用新技术并实施解决方案来再生土壤,建立农业社区的经济成功,创新的供应链,解决我们行业面临的全球问题,例如气候变化,森林砍伐和节水,还有更多。”
The National FFA Organization’s sustainability leader development program will receive $300,000 of the investment, supporting the organization’s efforts to re-evaluate programs and events to include educational resources, experiential learning and leadership development opportunities for future sustainability-driven influencers. The multi-year commitment also elevates support of:
近60年来,嘉吉与the FFA Organization to create innovative ways to inspire youth in agriculture, investing more than $16 million to foster innovative career education and support career development events, leadership development conferences, agriscience fairs and areas of service. Cargill and FFA have brought together corporate leaders, academics, FFA state officers and students around a shared vision for the future of agriculture.
“ Cargill为支持FFA所做的工作而感到自豪,为所有人培养所有人,通过赋予年轻人成为农业,食品和营养的领导者,”北方蛋白质成分和国际渠道总裁John Niemann -North -North蛋白质 -美国和国家FFA赞助商委员会现任主席。“共同努力,我们可以确保美国农业继续建立充满活力的社区,支持繁荣的家庭和奖励职业,并生产我们养活不断增长的人口所需的食物。”
国家FFA基金会主席莫莉·鲍尔(Molly Ball)表示:“国家FFA通过共同价值观的赞助和合作伙伴关系的长期支持价值。”“将近60年的关系帮助培养了农业人才方案,并继续培养未来的领导者,从而对行业和世界产生积极影响。”
国家FFA组织通过农业教育提供领导,个人成长和职业成功培训,向700,000多名学生成员,他们属于美国,波多黎各和美国维尔京群岛的8,600多个本地FFA章节之一。该组织还得到了美国各地超过800万校友和支持者的支持。
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