USDA National Organic Program (Agricultural Marketing Service) reposted this
Today USDA AMS awarded approximately $24.8 million for 23 grant projects through the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) program. These projects will support the development of new and existing organic markets, support the infrastructure to improve processing capacity, explore emerging technologies to promote organic products, and purchase equipment to help meet the increasing demand for organic commodities. USDA anticipates the projects funded through this program will benefit more than 49,000 producers and over 118 million consumers by increasing organic market opportunities. AMS gave priority consideration to projects addressing specific pinpointed market needs for organic grains and livestock feed, organic dairy, organic fibers, organic legumes and other rotational crops, and organic ingredients currently unavailable in organic form. With this round of grant awards, AMS has awarded a total of $75.2 million to 93 projects across the nation through the Organic Market Development Grant program https://lnkd.in/eupr4KwJ
