Project Overview
The
project’s long term goal bundles USDA Programs and offer them using a
cooperative and agribusiness development approach to increase the participation of 35 New and
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (BFR) in three selected Treasure Coast counties
in Florida (this was expanded to a fourth county). This is accomplished by providing education, outreach, technical assistance, facilitation of resource mobilization and training
in production and marketing of selected specialty crops, small livestock and honey
bee enterprises. The ultimate goal is to use the principles of cooperative and agribusiness development,
leadership and management to form agribusinesses and cooperative to serve 35
out-grower farms owned and operated by beginning underserved producers. The project is implemented in
three phases over 36 months: Phase I- Information dissemination, Cooperative
and Agribusiness development, & Planning, Phase II- Training and Technical Assistance, and
Demonstration and Phase III- Facilitate Asset Acquisition Assistance and Evaluation. The partnership has completed phases one and two, with the development of three agribusiness groups on 275 acres (including 86 acres of out of
production citrus land) in the pre-cooperative stages developing farms ranging
from 5-20 acres.
Number of Participants: 37
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