Success Stories

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  June

  Connecting African Grocers with Local Farmers

  Most chain grocery stores in Kentucky do not purchase from small and limited-resource farms due to insufficient volume of outputs and the producers lack of federal GAP/GHP certificates. However, a Ken...

  
  

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• 28

  June

  Connecting African Consumers with an African American Producer

  Based on the economics of limited-resource farms in Kentucky, it is key for farmers to be connected to niche markets where customers are willing to buy unique products such as live fish and poultry. K...

  
  

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• 28

  June

  Bringing Aquaculture to a Limited-resource Farmer

  Despite many attempts at aquaculture success, Kentucky remains a state with very limited production. The last two decades had seen many farmers enter and leave the industry after a few seasons of prod...

  
  

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  June

  Serving African Beginning Farmers in an Urban Setting

  The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) is a competitive USDA NIFA grant program that provides funding for the education and training of beginning farmers and ranchers. The BFRDP ...

  
  

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