Federal Grants For Women That Do Farming
Agriculture contributes economic development of the American economy with women recently contributing around 8.6 per cent of the farming lands in America. It has been recently found women are more and more adopting agriculture as their occupation but analysts at the National Agricultural Statistics Service cite figures reflecting the fact that 36 per cent of women farm operators are more than 65 years of age, with around 26 per cent of women even more than 70 years of age. According to NASS, women are seen as best in the areas of ranches and livestock?s especially following the care of goat or horse farming. They also have shown their capability and skills to manage their small farms. Even in the Agronomy, which was predominantly occupied by men, women are getting open space to show their farming skills. They are getting ample opportunitie ppi reclaim s to till the plots, and glean the lands that are of great interest to them. Several programs are being run either directly or indirectly to help women farmers in various areas of their activities. Several grants are also being announced from time to time basis to help women farmers for e.g.In 2004, CISA got the grant from the federal Risk Management Agency for working with women on the agricultural lands and providing them technical assistance in the different aspects of business planning and marketing. These programs plan for networking opportunities for women working in agricultural communities and providing them with various tips in marketing. Unfortunately, there are not many grant programs for women farmers, as they have to struggle their own way through various projects and proposals. Many of these programs are in the form of loans.
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