General Mills: Nourishing Lives

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1 DDVE Seminar Presentation General Mills: Nourishing Lives Chris Shea General Mills A presentation made on April 23, 2009 at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum in Washington, DC

2 General Mills Chris Shea SVP, External Relations President, General Mills Foundation 2

3 Our Mission 3

4 General Mills The Company of Champions World s s 6 th largest food company $14.9 billion in FY08 net sales* 29,500 employees Marketed in more than 100 countries * Includes proportionate share of JV sales

5 General Mills African Women & Children s Hunger Project The Mission: to alleviate hunger and create a sustainable agriculture in Africa by educating, empowering and economically supporting women as farmers, food processors and providers. 5

6 Integrated Program Strategies Local School Feeding Programs Food attracts hungry children to school. An education broadens their options, helping to lift them out of poverty and in return lessens hunger Integrated Food & Agricultural Investments To support the implementation of effective & innovative agricultural and food processing investments that will improve food security Women are integral to the successful implementation of these integrated strategies Science & Technology Transfer Connecting the talents and skills of our R&D, QRO, Engineering and business employees with village-level level projects aimed at alleviating hunger and improving lives in Africa

7 Local School Feeding Malawi Land O Lakes O International Development In-country school feeding program to increase nutritional status of 4,400 school children (5 days/week x 36 weeks). The program goals also include: improving school enrollment, attendance and progression levels Key Accomplishments: Transition to in-country school feeding program ELCM GMI School Karonga, Malawi All schools receiving milk Rocket stoves purchased for food preparation 200 people trained in nutrition, food handling and general hygiene

8 Integrated Food & Agricultural Investments CARE USA -- Malawi I LINE Improving Livestock production for Income and Nutrition Enhancement Training 500 farmer households in livestock, poultry and fish production p and processing, thereby increasing their protein intake and increasing ng their incomes Key Accomplishments: Training poultry 90 women trained; 6 poultry houses built; 700 women expected to participate CARE I Line Machemba Tilapia Pond Phalombe, Malawi Training fish 21 farmers trained; 14 fish ponds dug; 7 ponds stocked with 15,000 Tilapia fingerlings Support of Village Savings & Loan Groups Access to Vet services 10 paravets selected and trained

9 Science & Technology Transfer Approach: GMI Science and Tech Transfer can best contribute to improving food security and local economies by assisting small/medium scale food processors in developing nutritious food products utilizing the crop output of small holder farmers. Areas of Technical Assistance: 1.Food fortification/nutrition 2.Cost Savings 3.Packaging development & shelf life 4.Process development 5.Capital Equipment 6.Food Safety

10 General Mills Science & Technology Transfer Initiative General Mills Science & Technology Skills Applied in Africa via small/medium sized food processors Volunteer-led initiative: 200 Volunteers; 10,000+ hours per year Scalable to other innovation providers with complementary skills across food value chain

11 COMACO - Zambia What We ve Learned GMI has made a difference in a remote, food insecure region through our technical assistance Program successfully eliminated need for WFP in region last year 30,000 small holder farmer families currently involved More than half of farmers female led Investing in and developing local technical expertise can have high returns

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