November 17, 2021

USDA announces a new focus on Indigenous food and agriculture

Author: Dan Gunderson / MPR News

Agriculture
Two regional seed processing centers will be created through the Minnesota-based Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance. USDA will help fund equipment for the facilities, one in Minnesota and one in the southwestern U.S.
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The USDA Office of Tribal Relations announced this week that it will partner with several Native-led organizations on projects to raise awareness of Indigenous perspectives about food and agriculture.
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