At ADM [Archer Daniels Midland], our purpose is to serve vital needs for food and energy. As the world’s populations heads towards 9 billion by 2050, demand for food and energy is growing. We believe that through innovation, investments and partnerships, global agriculture can grow to continue meeting needs for food, feed, fuel and fiber. With its vast global sourcing, transportation and processing network, ADM is efficiently connecting supply and demand every single day. This helps buffer the impact of regional shortages that can lead to price volatility and acute hunger issues. ADM also supports efforts to help smallholder farmers in the developing world grow and preserve more of their own food to help protect them and their communities from price shocks. We’re increasing our presence in key crop-growing regions, helping to connect more farmers to global markets, improving farmers’ livelihoods and enhancing the global supply of crops.