14 Organizations Changing the Face of America’s Farmers
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recent census data, white farmers operate 96.5 percent of the nation’s farms, on plots of land that average 424 acres each; on the remaining 3.5 percent of land, Hispanic or Latino and Black farmers maintain plots of land that are, on average, 374 acres and 125 acres respectively. But underserved farmers face more hurdles than unequal access to land and land rights—they often also lack financial resources, trainings, markets, and other resources, helping to perpetuate inequity in agriculture.
Author: Katherine Walla
Organization: FoodTank
Year: 2019
Country/ies: United States of America
Geographical coverage: North America
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://foodtank.com/news/2019/02/14-organizations-changing-the-face-of-americas-farmers/
Content language: English