Agricultural Seeds and Farm Implements Program

Our strength:
WJFB's program of agriculture consists of food growing, food processing and food preserving. It is based on the following eternal principle of life:

There is a miracle of life that is waiting in the heart of
a seed that could produce tons of food for the hungry.

As long as there is cultivable land in any country and the supply of water, the miracle of food production can be achieved by the willing human hands.  We have been blessed to create this miracle in two different continents:  Russia / Eastern Europe, and Mexico.  Instead of providing daily hand-outs to the poor, they have and continue to grow and depend on their sustainable food growing and food processing. Following countries in question will illustrate the point of prosperity for the poor 

Russia / Eastern Europe

Seeds provided
Sugar beets, field corn seeds, beans, cantaloupes, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, onions, sweet corn seeds, pepper, broccoli, radishes, spinach and most of the above seeds were hybrid and have yielded bumper crops.

Start date
1991

Quantities of Seeds provided
26,990 + 122,454 + 8,000 + 18,000 + 122,000 + 16,200 = 313, 554 lbs

Value of Seeds Distributed
Several Millions of Dollars

Where distributed
Russia (many rural areas), Kremea, Khasakstan, Ukraine and Siberia

How many beneficiaries
Tens of hundreds of thousands of poor farmers

What farm equipment provided
Cultivators, Dicers, Seed Drills and other small farm implements

Start date
1994

Where distributed
Russia (rural farms)

How many beneficiaries
Hundreds of thousands of poor farmers

Our project partners

  • Russian Farm Supply Funds Inc, Suffern, New York
  • Russian Orthodox Church, Danilov Monastery, Moscow
  • C.P. Rail, Canada
  • USDA, USA
  • Seeds to the World, California
  • Holly Sugar Corporation, USA
  • Viccaro Seeds, California
  • Canada Safeway, Calgary Canada
  • Air Canada, Canada
  • Agriculture Canada

Mexico

Seeds provided
Beets, cabbage, carrots, coriander, cress, dill, mustard green, leeks, lettuce, parsley, radishes, rutabaga, swiss chard, beans, peas, sweet corn

Start date
1994

Quantities of Seeds provided
26,795 + 9,824 + 429 + 35,000 + 24, 615 + 6,741= 81,404 lbs

Where distributed
Mexico (Chihuahua, Tijuana, District of Parral and other Areas of Tarahumara Indian People)

How many beneficiaries
Tens of Hundreds of Thousands of people

Our project partners

  • Arch Diocese of Parral, Mexico
  • Arch Bishop Jose Andres Corral Arredondo, Mexico
  • Alf Christianson Seed Company, Washington State, USA
  • Harris Moran Seed Company, Idaho, USA
  • USDA, USA

 

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