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Michigan Rural Development Fund

ATTRA

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) is offering a grant opportunity to promote the sustainability of land-based industries, including food and agriculture, and support infrastructure that benefits rural communities. Proposals are due December 5, 2024.

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U.S. to host North American agriculture officials to seek trade and rural development opportunities

NASDA

WHAT : The Tri-National Agricultural Accord is the primary opportunity for senior state and provincial agricultural officials of Canada, the United States, and Mexico to work together collaboratively on agricultural trade, technology and rural development issues. The current meeting arrangement dates back to 1992. territories.

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University of Idaho Opens Western Rural Development Center

ATTRA

The University of Idaho announced that it will operate the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC), tasked with organizing research-based studies and educational outreach programs to address problems facing rural communities. ”

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Michigan Rural Development Fund Grants

ATTRA

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) is offering a grant opportunity to promote the sustainability of land-based industries—including food and agriculture— and support infrastructure that benefits rural communities. Proposals are due January 9, 2024.

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Traditional Methods of Food Processing

Agric4profits

Simple, low-cost, traditional food processing techniques are the bedrock of small-scale food processing enterprises that are crucial to rural development

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USDA Announces Recipients of New Health Food Financing Expansion Grant

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Photo credit: USDA Last week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) announced that it will partner with Reinvestment Fund, a national mission-driven financial institution, to fund 16 public-private partnerships. HFFI was established by the 2014 Farm Bill and expanded in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Weekend reading: rising prevalence of obesity in developing countries

Food Politics

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as part of its IFAD Research Series, released a report, Overweight and obesity in LMICs in rural development and food systems , along with a literature review. Gender: Women are more likely to be overweight or obese than men in nearly all developing countries.