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DESCRIPTION: Urban Producers and Consumers invited to Attend April Meeting of Federal 
 Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative 
 Production \n\nWASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of 
 Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers, innovative producers and 
 other stakeholders to submit comments for and virtually attend the fifth 
 public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and 
 Innovative Production (Committee) on April 18, 2023.   \n\n“The Federal 
 Advisory Committee is a valuable source of on the ground information and 
 recommendations for USDA,” said Terry Cosby, Chief of USDA’s Natural 
 Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which houses USDA’s Office of 
 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). “I encourage members 
 of the public to attend and submit comments for the Committee to help us 
 better serve urban and innovative producers and their communities.”   
 \n\nThe Committee is part of USDA’s efforts to support urban and 
 innovative agriculture, creating a network for feedback. \n\nMembers 
 include agricultural producers and representatives from the areas of higher 
 education or extension programs, non-profits, business and economic 
 development, supply chains and financing. The committee last met in 
 February 2023.   \n\nAbout the Meeting   \n\nTopics for the 
 upcoming meeting will include addressing public comments and discussing the 
 following recommended topics: \n\nA new public/online database for grant 
 and funding programs Farm Service Agency loan programs\n\nSupplemental 
 Nutrition Assistance Program\n\nFood loss and waste; and Food 
 labeling.\n\nThe Committee will deliberate and vote on proposed 
 recommendations and address public comments during the meeting. \n\nUSDA 
 will share the agenda between  24 to 48 hours prior to the meeting on 
 https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag.  
 \n\nThe virtual meeting runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern on April 18, 
 2023.  \n\nTo attend virtually, register by April 18 on the Committee’s 
 webpage. \n\nTo submit comments, send by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 2 through the 
 Federal eRulemaking Portal. Docket NRCS-2023-0006.   \n\nFor special 
 accommodations,\ncontact Markus Holliday at  
 UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisoryCommittee@usda.gov.  \n\nAdditional 
 details are available in the Federal Register notice.\n\nMore Information 
    \n\nOUAIP was established through the 2018 Farm Bill. It is led by 
 NRCS and works in partnership with numerous USDA agencies that support 
 urban agriculture and innovative production. The Federal Advisory Committee 
 is part of a broad USDA investment in urban agriculture. Other efforts 
 include:  \n\nInvesting up to $7.5 million for Urban Agriculture and 
 Innovative Production competitive grants in fiscal year 2023.   
 \n\nInvesting up to $9.5 million for Compost and Food Waste Reduction 
 (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2023. \n\nRenewing the People’s 
 Garden movement -- inspiring collaborative gardens across the country to 
 join the People’s Garden community; grow using sustainable practices that 
 benefit people and wildlife; and teach about gardening and resilient, local 
 food systems.  Providing technical and financial assistance through 
 conservation programs offered by NRCS.   \n\nOrganizing 17 Farm Service 
 Agency urban county committees.  \n\nInvesting nearly $133 million in 
 grants through the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Local Agriculture 
 Market Program (LAMP) that develop, coordinate, and expand 
 producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets, and local 
 food enterprises.  \n\nHelping child nutrition program operators 
 incorporate local foods through the Food and Nutrition Services Farm to 
 School Program.   \n\nUSDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in 
 so many positive ways. Under the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is 
 transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient 
 local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, 
 ensuring access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food in all communities, 
 building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using 
 climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in 
 infrastructure and clean energy capabilities throughout America, and 
 committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers 
 and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, 
 visit usda.gov.   \n\n #  \n 
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SUMMARY:2023 California Pan African Global Trade - Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers
LOCATION:Online - In person Watch Party \nThe Grand Ballroom\n1215 J 
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