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"This bill could help usher in a new generation of African American farmers," a Black producer said. "But, if it fails, it’s gonna continue to dwindle."
South Carolina lawmaker pushes bill to support Black farmers
VIDEO: South Carolina lawmaker pushes bill to support Black farmers By Paola Tristan Arruda | December 21, 2020 at 8:23 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 5:33 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A South Carolina lawmaker is introducing a bill to restore Black-owned farms and invest in African Americans interesting in farming.
Rep. JA Moore has prefiled legislation called the “Black Farmer Restoration Program,” that aims to create a fund to purchase farmland and grant it to eligible individuals and provide training for them.
“Here in South Carolina farming agriculture is the number one industry in the state,” Moore said. “It’s still true however, over the past hundred years we have seen an erosion in the number of black farmers in the state.”