Today, the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI) published the proceedings from the 2014 Summit on Seeds and Breeds for 21st Century Agriculture. The summit is part of RAFI’s long-standing work to protect agricultural diversity by addressing systemic policy root causes, such as a lack of adequate funding and public support for classical breeding programs.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
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This year, RAFI will celebrate 18 years of serving small and mid-scale family farmers across NC through our grant program. To kick-off a new round of grant-making through our Agricultural Reinvestment Fund, we’ve organized a farm tour with two of our current grantees on Wednesday, November 5th from 1-3pm.
In the coming weeks, USDA is expected to release the details of a new whole-farm revenue policy, known as Whole-farm Revenue Protection (WFRP), which was required by the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA has also made significant changes to the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).
In 2015, RAFI celebrates 18 years of serving small/mid-scale family farmers across NC, through an innovative grant program, the Agricultural Reinvestment Fund. To commemorate, and kick-off a new round of grant-making, RAFI is holding event on November 5, 2014 from 1-3pm. Judy and Gene Pickett will host at their multi-generational family farm in Beulaville, NC.
Two of North Carolina’s leading local food and farmer advocacy organizations have joined forces on a major new initiative to increase farmer direct sales and expand local food access. ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) and RAFI-USA (Rural Advancement Foundation International) have partnered on the project, Connect2Direct.
“One of the first encounters that I had with thinking more deeply about issues related between farming food and faith came when I was invited by a friend to attend ‘Come to the table’… And it really opened my eyes to a whole dimension of things that I hadn’t been aware of…”
RAFI-USA is excited to announce its three Come to the Table conference dates for 2015.