CFGB - Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association: federal grants and contributions

February 2021 - As the global COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its second year, its secondary impacts on the lives and livelihoods of some of the world’s most vulnerable people continue to worsen. One of the most critical impacts is the deterioration in food security, as COVID-19 restrictions have halted economies and destroyed livelihoods. The pandemic has deepened existing hunger crises in the world’s humanitarian hotspots and pushed vulnerable communities, previously on the brink of crisis, over the edge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. With GAC’s support, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

• Global Affairs Canada
• International Development Assistance Program

This project aims to strengthen the food systems of rural communities in Northern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, Philippines, who are highly vulnerable to climate change and food insecurity. It focuses on empowering women and marginalized groups, particularly female farmers, to lead in climate adaptation and disaster resilience within agri-food systems by: 1) boosting gender-responsive, disaster and climate resilient food production, 2) building capacity of community members, particularly women on disaster risk resilience in agri-food systems, and 3) strengthening linkages among local authorities

• Global Affairs Canada
• International Development Assistance program

• International Development Assistance Program
• International Development Assistance program

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

• International Development Assistance program

• International Development Assistance Program