Monsanto marks $1,50,000 for Nepal relief efforts

Agriculture biotechnology major Monsanto has committed USD 1,50,000 towards relief and rehabilitation efforts in Nepal.
The company, which has more than 1,000 employees in the Indian sub-continent, is providing support to the World Food Programme USA's (WFP-USA) Emergency Response Fund to reach out to communities faster and more efficiently.
"Monsanto will donate USD 1,00,000 to WFP-USA to support WFP's emergency assistance efforts, including providing food and temporary shelters to communities affected by the earthquake," the company said in a statement.
In a bid to overcome the widespread destruction to rural infrastructure, the company has pledged another USD 50,000 for various rehabilitation efforts, it added.

"With the help of supporters like Monsanto, WFP expects to deliver food and other emergency relief assistance to more than 1.4 million people in Nepal over the next three months," it said further.
That apart, Monsanto said it will match dollar-for- dollar all relief effort donations made by Monsanto employees to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). This employee match programme includes all individual employee donations up to USD 1,000.
"Multinationals are playing a pivotal role in helping survivors of the earthquake in Nepal, which is piecing their lives back together after this harrowing disaster," WFP-USA President and CEO Rick Leach said.