Food Producer Network - Capacity Building

World Central Kitchen is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. The Food Producer Network (FPN) was WCK’s long-term commitment to support communities impacted by climate change by building resilient local food systems and strengthening food security throughout disaster-prone regions. From 2017 to 2022, FPN awarded over $5 million in grants and loans to food producers across the Caribbean and Central America, provided more than 187,000 hours of capacity building, and facilitated 1350+ volunteers to work on partnering farms. FPN offered capacity-building opportunities in both English and Spanish that focused on business skills, technical training, and resilience for food producers. These opportunities were free and open to the public, including any business, organization, or individual seeking to improve their food production, distribution, and sales, and are now made available freely on YouTube.