Grain growers donate 20 tonnes of bulgur and flour to families in need

Nicosia, Cyprus. Grain growers delivered ten tonnes each of bulgur and flour to the archbishopric in Nicosia on Friday as part of their annual social contribution. Local bishoprics will distribute the produce to families in need.

Annual support through the Church

Grain growers’ association chairman Kyriacos Kailas said the produce had initially been distributed directly to large families for a number of years. For the past eight years, it has been handed over to the Church, which he said was better placed to identify those in need.

The produce is donated “for our fellow human beings who need it more than we do”, Kailas said.

“Our members, the farmers themselves, generously proposed that this assistance be given to people every year, regardless of whether it is a good year or a bad year,” he said.

Commitment to maintain donations

Kailas told the Cyprus News Agency that the contribution would continue in the coming years. He said the amount donated had already increased from 15 tonnes to 20 tonnes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the prolonged drought.

“We see that everyone is struggling and we will maintain these quantities, and we hope we will be able to give more,” he added.