By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday February 23, 2022

Feb 23, 2022 | 10:24 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — A Farm Credit Canada (FCC) campaign has nearly doubled this year’s goal.

Drive Away Hunger provided the equivalent of more than 36 million meals to food banks and feeding programs across the country.

The industry-wide initiative has been collecting food and cash for nutritious meals for the past 18 years. FCC contributed an equivalent of 2.6 million meals toward this year’s record-setting result, which almost doubled this year’s campaign goal of 20 million meals.

FCC president and CEO Michael Hoffort said the agriculture and food industry contributes to the well-being of those most in need.

“Those who grow, produce and process food and beverages every day truly understand and appreciate the importance of providing high-quality and nutritious food,” he said. “FCC is proud to support those in the industry who are making a real difference in people’s lives, and we look forward to even greater participation and results next year.”

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To date, FCC employees, customers and community partners have provided over 121 million meals to food banks in Canada.

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Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) has released a list of seven emerging trends that will have an impact on the plant-based marketplace.

ADM president of Global Foods Leticia Goncalves said in the last 12 months the number of plant-based meat, cheese, and dairy products available to consumers has more than doubled.

“Innovation driven by future-forward brands like Air Protein, Future Meat Technologies, Nature’s Fynd, in partnership with larger industry players such as ADM, are transforming the way we will feed a growing global population sustainably,” Goncalves said.

New products that will be influenced by novel protein sources include fungi to air cell-based food, microbial fermentation, whole-muscle, plant-based solutions like chicken breast alternatives, transparency in seed to fork production, price parity with cultivated meat, kid-friendly products, and plant-based versions of traditional and authentic cuisines.

The plant-based marketplace is expected to climb to $125 billion by 2030.

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