On February 23, 2021, Tahz Walker was a guest on a Food Tank Live discussion. Tahz is RAFI-USA’s Senior Program Manager for the Farmers of Color Network. Danielle Nierenberg and Tahz discussed a wide range of issues: challenges, solutions, and how RAFI-USA’s Farmers of Color Network is working to make a difference.
For #TakeActionTuesday today, we’re asking you to tell your Member of Congress to support the Strengthening Local Processing Act.
Farmers! The USDA has extended the CFAP application deadline to February 26 to allow newly eligible farmers to apply. There is also the opportunity for farmers to amend previous CFAP applications.
SNAP participants deserve the same access to COVID-safe shopping options as all consumers. This proposed legislation would remove a significant barrier and allow smaller retailers to offer online shopping to SNAP customers – not just Walmart and Amazon. Please contact your elected representatives today.
RAFI-USA supports the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act as well as the Justice for Black Farmers Act, and we encourage members of Congress to likewise support these important steps towards justice for farmers of color.
Learn about our new board members as we thank Mrs. Shirley Sherrod for her service to RAFI-USA.
Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA (RAFI-USA) supports Senator Amy Klobuchar’s omnibus bill, The Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act, which she introduced in early February.
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Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) is pleased to announce the second round of grants from its Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund. The program provides grants of up to $10,000 to farmers for projects to increase farm viability, support farmers’ local food economies, and preserve traditional farming practices.