The head of a USDA Regional Food Business Center says the agency’s decision to terminate programs ends a two-year process building collaborative resources and improved accessibility to funding.
Jahi Johnson-Chappell tells Brownfield financial support for the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center had stopped in December just before the grant process was to open.
“All of us have the same purpose to be getting these funds out to small and mid-sized food and farm businesses because they’re going to be the heart of a resilient food system,” he explains…