June 2018 - Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA

2019 Come to the Table Conference Request for Workshop Proposals

June 25, 2018

The 2019 conference runs March 12-13 at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC with the theme, Called to Action: Uprooting Hunger and Cultivating Justice.

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“Beginning to End Hunger: Lessons on Food Security, Transformation, and Solidarity from Belo Horizonte, Brazil” with M. Jahi Chappell

June 24, 2018

Join RAFI-USA for “Beginning to End Hunger: Lessons on Food Security, Transformation, and Solidarity from Belo Horizonte, Brazil”, presented by Equity at the Table, with speaker M. Jahi Chappell on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Shaw University.

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Press Release: RESPONSE TO CHAIRMAN'S MARK -- Senate Agriculture Committee's Draft Farm Bill is a Hopeful Step

June 11, 2018

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft of a new farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. RAFI-USA feels this version of the bill is a hopeful step in the right direction, as it funds several programs farmers depend on - however, further development is needed, as it fails to address other critical issues.

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Farmer Leader Profile: Russell Vollmer, Carving a Niche Big Boxes Can’t Touch

June 10, 2018

Farmer Leader Profile of Russell Vollmer, owner of fifth generation family farm, Vollmer Farm.

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Bayer-Monsanto Merger: A Recipe for Food Insecurity, Uprooting Farmers

June 5, 2018

To RAFI-USA's disappointment, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved a merger between agricultural business giants, Bayer and Monsanto.

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RAFI-USA challenges the root causes of unjust food systems, supporting and advocating for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities.

We envision a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system: where farmers and farmworkers have dignity and agency; where they are supported by just agricultural policies; where corporations and institutions are accountable to their community.

We believe that our work is inherently interconnected, and when we work together our cooperation makes us stronger and more effective.

RAFI-USA challenges the root causes of unjust food systems, supporting and advocating for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities.

We envision a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system: where farmers and farmworkers have dignity and agency; where they are supported by just agricultural policies; where corporations and institutions are accountable to their community.

We believe that our work is inherently interconnected, and when we work together our cooperation makes us stronger and more effective.

Monthly Archives: June 2018

2019 Come to the Table Conference Request for Workshop Proposals

June 25, 2018

“Beginning to End Hunger: Lessons on Food Security, Transformation, and Solidarity from Belo Horizonte, Brazil” with M. Jahi Chappell

June 24, 2018

Press Release: RESPONSE TO CHAIRMAN'S MARK -- Senate Agriculture Committee's Draft Farm Bill is a Hopeful Step

June 11, 2018

Farmer Leader Profile: Russell Vollmer, Carving a Niche Big Boxes Can’t Touch

June 10, 2018

Bayer-Monsanto Merger: A Recipe for Food Insecurity, Uprooting Farmers

June 5, 2018