15th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Honors the Black Dirt Farm Collective and Haiti’s Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP)
Join us in honoring the Black Dirt Farm Collective and Mouvman Peyizan Papay, recipients of the 15th annual Food Sovereignty Prize! The Prize is awarded annually by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, of which NFFC is a participating member. The Food Sovereignty Prize was first awarded in 2009 as an alternative to the World Food Prize ...
Congressional Focus on Foreign Farmland Ownership Misses Larger Threat – Corporate Investment
Contact: Jordan Treakle National Programs & Policy Coordinator jordan@nffc.net 202-543-5675 WASHINGTON, DC, September 28, 2023 – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) applauds the Senate Agriculture Committee’s decision to host a hearing on Wednesday, bringing to light the rise in farmland investment. The hearing, “Foreign Ownership in US Agriculture”, was an important opportunity to amplify how ...
Appropriations Amendment S.A 1098 Obstructs Crucial USDA Farm Lending Programs for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Contact: Jordan Treakle National Program Coordinator, NFFC jordan@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 Appropriations Amendment S.A 1098 Obstructs Crucial USDA Farm Lending Programs for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, WASHINGTON, DC – The National Family Farm Coalition, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (Federation), and Farm Aid jointly condemn the amendment made by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) that would undermine efforts intended ...
House introduces Fair Credit for Farmers Act to Strengthen Financial Security in 2023 Farm Bill
Contact: National Family Farm Coalition Jordan Treakle, National Programs & Policy Coordinator jordan@nffc.net 202-543-5675 RAFI-USA Margaret Krome-Lukens, Policy Director margaret@rafiusa.org 919-621-3593 House introduces Fair Credit for Farmers Act to Strengthen Financial Security in 2023 Farm Bill WASHINGTON, DC, August 30, 2023 – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA (RAFI-USA) and more than 90 organizations sent a joint ...
New Legislation Reforms Farm Service Agency to Give Farmers a Fairer Chance
WASHINGTON, DC, July 28, 2023 – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) and Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA (RAFI-USA) jointly celebrate the introduction of the Fair Credit for Farmers Act by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY). The Act improves access and accountability for the farm loan services offered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), a ...
New Legislation Will Safeguard Farmland from Further Corporate Land Grabs
Contact: Jordan Treakle National Programs & Policy Coordinator jordan@nffc.net 202-543-5675 New Legislation Will Safeguard Farmland from Further Corporate Land Grabs WASHINGTON, DC, July 27, 2023 – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) enthusiastically supports The Farmland for Farmers Act of 2023, introduced today by Senator Cory Booker (NJ). As farmers and rural communities grapple with record high farmland ...
New Report Highlights Black Farmer Land Loss and Discrimination in Mississippi Delta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordan Treakle National Program Coordinator jordan@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 MARCH 6, 2022, WASHINGTON, DC – A new report, “Selling Out the Delta,” was released today by the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) and NFFC member organization Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (FSC/LAF). The report details ...
NFFC’s Progressive Farm Bill Platform Offers Policies Placing Family Farmers First
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jordan Treakle National Program Coordinator jordan@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 Antonio Tovar Senior Policy Associate antonio@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 NFFC’s Progressive Farm Bill Platform Offers Policies Placing Family Farmers First Washington, DC, February 23, 2023 – Today, the National Family Farm Coalition released its 2023 Farm Bill Platform urging lawmakers to pass a suite of policy proposals that prioritize consumers, family farmers and ranchers, and rural ...
NFFC Endorses Tax Forgiveness for Economically-Distressed Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordan Treakle National Programs Coordinator jordan@nffc.net (202) 543-5675 National Family Farm Coalition Endorses Tax Forgiveness for Economically-Distressed Farmers DECEMBER 12, 2022, WASHINGTON, DC – The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) fully supports the Family Farmer and Rancher Tax Fairness Act introduced on December 8, 2022 by Senators Cory Booker, Debbie Stabenow, Raphael Warnock, and Tina Smith. This new ...
Prize Highlights Solutions to Worsening Hunger Crisis
Photo from Food Sovereignty Ghana. Contact: Antonio Tovar, National Family Farm Coalition Phone: 202-543-5675 (office); 954-260-4287 (cell) Email: antonio@nffc.net Prize Highlights Solutions to Worsening Hunger Crisis 14th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize honors Western Organization of Resource Councils and Food Sovereignty Ghana WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 5, 2022 — With recent spikes in food, fuel, and fertilizer prices raising alarms of intensifying hunger ...
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