| ARI Project: 05-05-077 | Funding Round:
Round 6 (2004-2005)
| Start Date:
07/01/2004
| Status:
Active
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Attributes Necessary for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers to Obtain and Retain Farmland in California |
| ARI Member Campus: |
California State University, Chico
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| Research Focus Area: |
Agricultural Business
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| Project Personnel: |
Director: Hamilton, Phil, Agribusiness Institute, California State University, Chico
Co-Investigator: Berends, Patrick, California State University, Fresno
Collaborator: Casey, James, California State University, Fresno
Department of Agricultural Economics
Collaborator: Howard, Wayne, Agribusiness Department, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Cal Poly State University
Collaborator: Phillips, Jon C., Center for Food Marketing and Agribusiness Solutions
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Cooperator: Kristofors, Monique, Farm Service Agency of California, Davis, CA
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| ARI Allocation:
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$134,081.00
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| Match Donors: |
$334,311.00 - USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
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| Total Funding: |
$468,392.00
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| Project Objective: |
To better educate both potential and current customers, specifically minority immigrants to the United States, of the services available from the U.S. Farm Service Agency. Educational outreach will feature the use of seminars, websites and CDs to help minority farmers to gather information and develop business plans.
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| Project Abstract: |
Over the last few years, more and more minority immigrants are entering the United States to make their home. Many of them are farmers. Inherent in this process is the ability of the socially disadvantaged farmers to be able to obtain and retain farmland.
The proposed project is a collaboration of four California State University Agricultural programs, and the California Farm Service Agency (FSA).
The focus is to better educate customers of the Farm Service Agency. This target group represents most of the minority producers in California since they do not often qualify for financing through normal channels because they are usually under-capitalized and often lack specific knowledge of how to obtain traditional financing. Specifically, the proposal is divided into three areas: 1] alternative formats; 2] levels of training; and 3] language translations of media.
Formats include: A.] Seminars providing hands-on learning by giving step-by-step instruction on how to gather information and develop business plans. B] Web-site providing step-by-step instruction on how to gather information and develop business plans and applications C.] C.D.’s will provide step-by-step instruction on how to gather information and develop business plans. D.] Training of FSA professionals on one-on-one educational opportunities with socially disadvantaged farmers.
The workshops are divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced and will concentrate on the following topics. 1] “Beginning – Making it through the next year”. 2] “Intermediate – Surviving the next few years”. 3] “Advanced – Success with your agricultural business”. Translations of the media will be: English, Spanish, and Hmong.
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| Related Documents: |
None at this time.
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