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Minorities United - United Farmers USA (UFUSA) currently
partners with National
Tribal Development Association (NTDA) and Texas
Mexico Border Coalition (TMBC), and collectively, we are known
as American Minorities United. UFUSA represents African American farmers
and ranchers, NTDA represents American Indian/Alaskan farmers and
ranchers, and TMBC represents Hispanic farmers and ranchers, and the
three organizations are working and speaking together with one voice.
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of AMU’s primary goals is to provide the necessary information
to ensure that all minority farmers have equal access to USDA programs
and services. AMU has two major projects, the United Minorities Whole
Farm USDA Empowerment Project and the American Minorities United in
Outreach and Risk Management Education. The former is funded by the
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services (CSREES),
and the latter is funded by the Risk Management Agency (RMA). |
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Rural
Coalition - The
Rural Coalition is an alliance of regionally
and culturally diverse organizations, including UFUSA, working to
build a more just and sustainable food system which brings fair
returns to minority and other small farmers and rural communities,
establishes just and fair working conditions for farm workers, protects
the environment and brings safe and healthy food to customers.
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Coalition offers extensive training guides for farmers and ranchers
including the “Guide to Financial Recordkeeping for Farmers
and Ranchers”. This and other training materials are available
on their website, www.ruralco.org. United Farmers have been able to
offer farmers Organic Certification training, record-keeping, and
other financial planning training as a result of the Rural Coalition
partnership. |
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