A new grant is aimed at helping small farmers in Arkansas connect with buyers, affording those producers upward economic mobility while expanding access to healthy food and providing an avenue for buyers to get more local products in their stores.
A new grant is aimed at helping small farmers in Arkansas connect with buyers, affording those producers upward economic mobility while expanding access to healthy food and providing an avenue for buyers to get more local products in their stores.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to the University of Arkansas Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research.
The grant from the National Science Foundation will help connect regional farmers with institutional buyers and ultimately expand access to healthy and nutritious food.
Division of Agriculture part of grant-funded effort to bridge small farms, regional food supply chains through data-driven agriculture stuttgartdailyleader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuttgartdailyleader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.