Land O'Lakes International Development on Minnesota Farm Network (AUDIO ONLY)

Land O'Lakes International Development Employees Jennifer Hyman and Mara Russell were recently featured on Minnesota Farm Network on Aug. 17 to discuss a Local and Regional Procurement (LRP) Pilot Project in Zambia that is providing monthly food baskets to households impacted by HIV/AIDS. LRP is designed to use local and regional purchasing to help meet urgent food needs in developing countries and in areas faced with food crises and disasters.

The Zambia Local and Regional Procurement Program (ZLRP) is a yearlong project providing nutritional food to nearly 10,000 rural households that care for orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia's Chongwe, Chibombo and Mumbwa districts. Land O'Lakes is working with World Vision to implement the project with USDA funding. The food these households receive allows them to leave their crops in the ground until they are fully ready to harvest, and thus are more nutritious. This in turn enables the families more time and energy to pursue other activities to improve their livelihoods and quality of life.

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