By providing more produce to both rural and urban areas with shortages helps move people beyond food insecurity and intro strong, healthy lives, said Matt Knott, President at Feeding America, in a statement. Yet, each year, 20 billion pounds of fruits and vegetables are discarded on farms or left in the fields to be ploughed under, excluding produce lost at manufacturing and retail locations. Food insecurity-the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food-exists throughout the country in various degrees.

One in eight people and one in six children struggle with hunger in the U.S., according to Feeding America. “So, this aligns perfectly with our strategy to make sure that everybody has food on their tables.” “In our agricultural business, we work with farmers to make sure that they can yield a successful crop and feed our growing population,” said Amy Baldwin, Community Relations Manager, BASF Crop Protection, North America. In collaboration with Feeding America, Hunger Action Month in September brings awareness to the hunger crisis throughout the country and the work the nonprofit and nationwide network of food banks does to fight hunger. This year, its employees also started a virtual food drive to raise funds to support local food banks during Hunger Action Month. The company’s North America Crop Protection business donated $75,000 to Feeding America’s National Produce Program, providing 675,000 pounds of fresh produce to people in need – a contribution the company has made for the past four years. September was a month of giving back for BASF.

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