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economist tfunlfribune charity saturaoci 19 2002 h york farmers produce major grain for third world by joan ransberry staff writer hungry thirdworld residents could see as much as 300000 in cash soy beans and corn from york region farmers this year yorks participation in the canadian foodgrains bank has never been better said project coordinator dr terry oconnor a representative of the york soil and crop improvement association york region farmers from individuals to groups of two to community organizations like the community mennonite church of stouffville have collectively planted 200 acres we just keep gaining more interest as the years pass said dr oconnor a veterinarian who spent part of his life working in famine- stricken countries york mennonites recently played host to sangster nkhandwe manager of the foodgrains bank in the southern african nation of malawi he visited two mennonite soy bean projects totalling 100 acres one is on the ninth line and hwy 7 in east markham and the other is on stouffville road west of mccowan road malawi is one country that is hard hit by this years drought- induced famine mr nkhandwe said in malawi 32 million people face starvation the need for help from canada is at an all time high south africa is currently facing widespread drought about 13 million people in mr nkhwandwes homeland are in a lifethreatening situation mean while people in angola lesotho mozambique zambia and zim- ecuador honours local doctor markham doctor paul roberts has been given the unusual honour of being named a citizen of ecuador in recogni tion of his work sending relief supplies to that nation dr roberts who was given the citi zenship last month by ecuadors canadian ambassador chairs the friends of ecuador committee since ecuadors 1997 el nino weath er disaster the committee has collected and sent large amounts medical sup plies and equipment dr roberts history with the south american nation goes back more than 50 years to when he established a med ical clinic near the capital of quito later he helped raise funds for a new hospital and brought canadian medical experts south to share their knowledge with postgraduate students in 1995 dr roberts was awarded the order of merit which is the highest civilian award a nonecuadorian citi zen can earn staff photojoan ransberry menno plett a representative of world relief canada left gives a tour of york region foodgrains bank projects to sangster nkhandwe manager of the foodgrains bank in the southern african nation of malawi babwe are also threatened by star vation with money raised through the foodgrains bank mr nkhandwe is overseeing a safe drinking water project teaching farmers how to grow sustainable crops promoting small business development and coordinating disaster relief projects markham farmer richard reesor said the mennonite plots are very healthy they will be harvest ed soon he predicted as well we have a small pumpkin patch linked to the project well be selling pumpkins this month its a teen project and profits go to the food- grains bank other foodgrains bank growers in york region are galten farm and bethesda lutheran church of unionville brooks farms of mount albert peter orr of nobleton ken wells and jonathan lemon of stouffville howard burkholder of stouffville and markham brian drudge and alan powell of markham michael ohara of schomberg john doner of richmond hill mitchell brothers of oak ridges and sharview farms of sharon the giving never ends said dr oconnor an 80acre planting plot in sutton has just been donated its being worked now and will be ready for planting next year he noted as well the foodgrains bank charted a ship to africa loaded with 15000 metric tons of corn the corn will be milled in south africa and distributed to five coun tries explained menno plett a rep resentative of world relief canada all this giving comes despite three years of extreme weather con ditions in york region and across much of canada the benefits of foodgrains banks fit into four broad categories dr oconnor explained they include providing food to people in crisis enabling people to feed themselves through agricul ture and employment reducing the breakdown of communities by food shortages and countering conflict and injustice that often accompa nies hunger one of the keys to the foodgrains bank success is tied to the canadian international development agency cida for every dollar raised by volunteers cida kicks in 4 so cash donations are a substan tial part of the projects money comes from all walks of life dr oconnor stressed donations can be mailed to dr terry oconnor 4802 bethesda road inwwtchurchstouffville l4a 7x5 cheques can be made payable to the canadian foodgrains bank for more information call 905-640- 1171 comfort life magazine dominion walmart sears hillcroft pharmacy stouffville ida north durham real estate home rural kam fai restaurant zehrs smart source lets celebrate david khurana freshly brewed blush salon spa 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