Fast Company Names John Deere a Winner of its 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
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MOLINE, Ill., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- John Deere (NYSE: DE) believes farmers can make the world better. To recognize the company's recent work with smallholder farm families in northern Nigeria to unlock their potential to sustain themselves and those around them,
Fast Company selected John Deere as the Winner in the Corporate Social Responsibility category of the 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.
A farmer in Rayuwa, Africa, tends to his crops.
"Rayuwa," which means "life" and "livelihood" in Hausa, is the name of John Deere's project with PYXERA Global that combines two interventions essential to farm family success: agricultural training to increase food security and profitability; and youth education to inspire opportunity and equity. Through its World Changing Ideas Awards,