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State and county Farm Bureaus across the United States gathered donations totaling $60,000, and a check for that amount was presented recently to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ) to help affected farmers, in tsunami devastated regions, regain their livelihoods.
"Thanks to the generosity of our members we are able to contribute to FAO to fund projects in the tsunami-affected area," said Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation president.
The money will be used as part of the FAO/TeleFood: Tsunami Reconstruction Program.
The small-community-size projects, which cost between $5,000 and $10,000 each, help poor families produce more food. None of the money will be used for administrative costs by the U.N. organization.
Charles H. Riemenschneider, FAO Director for North America, accepted the check on behalf of his organization and thanked the American Farm Bureau Federation, the largest U.S. farmer organization, for stepping up to help fellow farmers on the other side of the globe.
