Risk Management Training and Market Development for Limited Resource Farmers

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Organization:

Operation Spring Plant, Inc.

Amount:

75000

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Granville

Year:

11/06/2003

Description:

The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a second year of funding to Operation Spring Plant to support training programs in risk management and market development for limited resource farmers in Region K and eastern North Carolina. Programs will assist farmers in 4 key areas: expand market opportunities for farmers who have transitioned into alternative agricultural crops; reduce farmer input costs through group purchasing and share use of equipment; develop business skills for farm producers; and, increase on-farm job opportunities.

Contact:

Ms. Dorothy Barker
PO Box 1759
Oxford, 
North Carolina 
27565 
(252) 431-5568