usda’s role and partners: meeting the needs and challenges of socially disadvantaged, beginning,...
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USDA’S ROLE AND PARTNERS: MEETING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, BEGINNING, SMALL FARMERS, UNDERSERVED AND
UNSERVED COMMUNITIES
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Land Grant Colleges
and Universities
Non Governmenta
l Organizations
DHHS; EPANIH, NSF,
State Depts. of Agric.; Others
Socially
Disadvantaged f
Farmers &
Ranchers
Beginning
Farmers
and Ranchers
Small
Farm
ers
and Ranch
ersUnderserved
Unserved
Groups
USDA Partnerships
Foundations
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USDAOFFICESUSDA
OFFICES
USDA OFFICES
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Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM OFFICES
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USDA COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
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MEETING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
● Access to markets, land, credit and capital
● Development of Cooperatives
● Promote training and mentoring opportunities ● Provide leadership opportunities
● Acquire appropriate skills
● Promote partnership and collaboration
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OUTREACH METHODS
● Word of mouth, One-on-One
● Stakeholder meetings (formal and informal)
● Hands-on Workshops
● On-Farm Research and Demonstration
● Networking, Radio/TV
● Conferences, Community Events
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Office of Advocacy and OutreachWebsite: www.outreach.usda.gov
Phone: 202-720-6350
● Small and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program
● Outreach and Assistance For Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program (2501 Program)
● Farmworker Program
● Higher Education Initiatives
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Agricultural Marketing Service
www.ams.usda.gov
● Farmers Market Promotion Program
● Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
● Federal State Marketing Improvement Program
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FARM SERVICE AGENCY www.fsa.usda.gov
● Farm Ownership and Operating Loan Program
● Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loan Program
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE www.nrcs.usda.gov
● Conservation Innovation Grants
● Environmental Quality Incentives Program
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTUREwww.nifa.usda.gov/
● Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program
● 1890 Institutions Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program
● Community Food Projects
● Hispanic Serving Institutions Competitive Grants Program
● Small and Medium Sized Farms
● Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE Program)
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USDA-Rural Developmentwww.rd.usda.gov
● Farm Labor Housing for Farmworkers
● Rural Cooperative Development Grants
● Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grants
● Value-Added Producer Grant
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RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
www.rd.usda.gov● Education and Outreach Grant
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
www.fns.usda.gov
● Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program● Women, Infants and Children Program● Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program ● School Meals
FOREST SERVICE
www.fs.usda.gov●National Urban and Community Forestry Cost-Share Grant
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USDA MINORITY FARM REGISTER
What kind of people have joined?3,765 registrants as of January 31, 2012
Registrants by Race
57%21%
8%
2% 1%3%6%
African American 2,166
White 778
Unknown 322
American Indian 229
Other 174
Asian 76
Hawaiian 20
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USDA Minority Farm Register
What kind of people have joined?3,765 registrants as of January 31, 2012
7%8%
85%
Non Hispanics 3,187
Spanish-SpeakingHispanics 321
English-SpeakingHispanics 257
Registrants by EthnicityRegistrants by Ethnicity
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Contacts for the Minority Farm Register
Anderson Neal, Deputy Director USDA Office of Advocacy and OutreachCall 800-880-4183E-mail [email protected]
Gypsy BanksFarm Service AgencyCall 866-538-2610E-mail [email protected]
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THANK YOU!
Contact InformationDenis Ebodaghe, Ph.D.National Program Leader for Small FarmsUSDA-NIFAWashington, DC 20250-2240
6th National Small Farm Conference www.tnstate.edu/smallfarmconference
Overview of Small Farm Programs at the Land Grant Colleges and Universities www.nifa.usda.gov/familysmallfarms.cfm