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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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USDA Service Centers

http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs
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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

http://www.outreach.usda.gov/
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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

http://www.ams.usda.gov/
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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

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
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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)

http://www.nifa.usda.gov/
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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

http://www.rd.usda.gov/
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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

http://www.rd.usda.gov/
http://www.fns.usda.gov/
http://www.fs.usda.gov/
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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]

mailto:[email protected]
mailto:[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

http://www.tnstate.edu/smallfarmconference
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/familysmallfarms.cfm

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