National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture

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Equity in USDA Program Participation

Transparency and Accountability for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
2002 Farm Bill-Section 10708

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Description

In order to better monitor outreach and service delivery trends, and identify gaps in service, the 2002 Farm Bill:

Requires USDA to publicly report to the county level the participation rate of producers in each program of the department for farmers and ranchers, calculated by race, ethnicity and gender; and
Requires the Secretary to issue a report to Congress after each census of agriculture outlining the gain or loss in participation by socially disadvantaged farmers in USDA programs.

Accessing Information

The information should be available on line, in printed format, and available in each state through local, state and national USDA offices to anyone who requests it. Anyone will be able to review, compare and analyze the consistencies and gaps in service.

Who to Contact

Rural Coalition
1012 14th Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone (202) 628-7160

http://www.ruralco.org