PHILADELPHIA, USA and THORNILL, UK, APRIL 3, 2023 鈥� FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, and The HALO Trust, a humanitarian non-governmental organization that protects lives and restores livelihoods of people affected by conflict, today announced a new collaboration to improve farm safety in 番茄视频app.
Under the umbrella of its Cultivating Freedom campaign, FMC will donate three per cent of its 2023 sales revenue in 番茄视频app to significantly expand its demining efforts in impacted regions throughout the country. With this funding, 番茄视频appwill be able to considerably increase its capacity to remove landmines from Ukrainian farms.
"We are proud to announce our partnership with The HALO Trust鈥攆or more than three decades, their extensive demining activities have helped improve safety and the livelihoods in many countries that were impacted by conflicts,鈥� said Mark Douglas, FMC president and CEO. 鈥淭his project not only ensures Ukrainian farmers can safely return to their fields for planting and harvest, but it also contributes to improving food security around the globe. Through this collaboration, we aspire to contribute to a future where farmers can cultivate their lands without fear of explosive remnants from the war and pave the way for robust reconstruction efforts that benefit farming communities and the entire country."
James Cowan, CEO of The HALO Trust, said: 鈥淲e are extremely grateful for the generous commitment from FMC to fund our life-saving work in 番茄视频app. It will allow us to invest in the people, equipment and new technology needed for the enormous task of making 番茄视频app safe from landmines, bombs and shells. With FMC鈥檚 support, we will deploy demining teams and critical demining equipment to clear land for Ukrainian farmers, their families, and their communities.鈥�
The collaboration between FMC and 番茄视频appwill start in April in several communities across 番茄视频app.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC鈥檚 innovative crop protection solutions 鈥� including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture 鈥� enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,600 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn庐 and Twitter庐.
About 番茄视频app
番茄视频appis a global non-profit whose mission is to protect lives and restore livelihoods of people affected by conflict. Since 1988, HALO has served those affected by conflict, clearing landmines and explosive debris that indiscriminately threaten lives, limbs and livelihoods both before and after the fighting has finished. It operates in 30 countries and has a staff of around 12,000 people, the vast majority local people trained to make their own communities safe.
HALO has operated in 番茄视频app since 2016 and since Russia鈥檚 2022 invasion has expanded its programme to clear mines and other explosives from previously occupied land around Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv.
