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NCBA CLUSA Supports World Food Day

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On Wednesday, October 16 people across the world will gather to celebrate the official World Food Day theme – “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition.” NCBA CLUSA supports World Food Day through its extensive work in nutrition-led and conservation agriculture in NigerSenegal, and Uganda. CLUSA takes a market approach to agriculture and food security and implements solutions that provide long term sustainability and which respond to articulated market needs. CLUSA provides organizational capacity building skills and training that allows farmers across the world to become less reliant on subsistence agriculture and to increasingly become participants in successful agricultural businesses.Visit the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) to download a World Food Day issues paperand official poster, as well as obtain a list of official events commemorating the day.The National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) is the trade association for cooperative businesses in the United States and an international development organization. NCBA CLUSA provides cross-sector education, technical assistance, and advocacy that helps co-ops thrive. For nearly 100 years, NCBA CLUSA has sought to advance and protect cooperative enterprises, highlighting the impact that cooperatives have in bettering the lives of individuals and families. In the last 60 years, NCBA CLUSA has grown its international development portfolio to over $34 million of active programs in 15 countries.

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