Food for Peace sending 400,000 bushels of sorghum to Africa
A shipment of 400,000 bushels of United States sorghum recently departed from Skyland Grain in western Kansas for Africa through the Food for Peace program, according to the National Sorghum Producers.
National Sorghum Producers Chair Amy France, board member Jim Sipes and organization staff were on-site to observe the shipment and document the movement of sorghum into the food assistance program. (Photo above is courtesy of National Sorghum Producers.)
The shipment drew attention in Washington during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-KS, highlighted the sorghum movement during the hearing.
“Kansas farmers first had the idea to create Food for Peace—a program that expands markets for U.S. producers, bolsters the fight against global hunger and strengthens our national security,” Moran said. “I’m pleased by the progress we are seeing with the program now under the administration of USDA and I will continue working to make the move permanent.”
According to National Sorghum Producers, the shipment is the first Food for Peace sorghum shipment since the U.S. Department of Agriculture assumed administration of the program within the past year.
The organization said it continues to support Food for Peace as a mechanism for connecting U.S.-grown commodities with international food assistance needs while creating demand opportunities for American farmers.
