Soul of the Soil: Black Farmer Opportunity Exchange
Thu, Jun 29
|Harrah's New Orleans
Please join us on June 29 at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans as we discuss the Soul of the Soil: Black Farmer Opportunity Exchange an event designed to illuminate the inequities in agriculture and inspire collaborative discussion of solutions to bring parity to to the industry.
Time & Location
Jun 29, 2023, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Harrah's New Orleans, 228 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
About the event
Today just 1.4% of farmers identify as Black or mixed race and Black Farmers represent less than 0.5% of total US farm sales according to McKinsey & Company. Even more alarming is the fact that over a century ago, Black farmers represented 14% of the population.
Centuries of discrimination, land seizures, and inequitable practices have decimated many black farmers and the time to recognize, address and assist has come. Please join NMSDC on June 29, 2023, at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans, LA from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm as we discuss the Soul of the Soil: Black Farmer Opportunity Exchange an event designed to illuminate the inequities in agriculture and inspire collaborative discussion of solutions to bring parity to the industry.