Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
In the United States, socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, for the purposes of USDA outreach and assistance, are defined under the 1990 farm bill as members of a socially disadvantaged group, which is defined to mean those whose identity in a group has subjected them to racial or ethnic prejudice without regard to their individual identity. For the purposes of loan eligibility, section 355(e) of the Con Act[1] (7 U.S.C. § 2003), adds gender to the definition of a socially disadvantaged group.
In 2021 the definition garnered renewed attention due to the American Rescue Plan.[2][3][4]
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This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition. Congressional Research Service.
- ^ As amended by the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102–554, § 21(b).
- ^ Martin, Michel; Doubek, James; Pierre, Jeffrey; Winston, Natalie (13 March 2021). "Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination; New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs". All Things Considered.
- ^ Bittman, Mark (4 March 2021). "Black Farmers May Finally Get the Help They Deserve". Opinion. The New York Times.
- ^ McCaughey, Betsy (25 February 2021). "Biden's COVID relief bill is chock full of anti-white reverse racism". Opinion. New York Post.
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