The African American Farmer: Meeting The Production, Marketing, and Policy Challenges

Brown, Adell; Dagher, Magid A.; McDowell, Donald R.

doi:10.2307/1242603

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“…Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers—including Black and African American producers—are more likely to operate small farms that often produce specialty crops rather than major commodities (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2019). In past decades, before federal crop insurance emerged as the widespread program it is today, access to crop insurance by Black and African American farmers was not considered a high policy priority relative to other potential strategies for improving their outcomes (Allen & Christy, 1992; Brown et al, 1992).…”

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Race and premium misrating in the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program

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Stevens

2023

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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USDA farm support programs have an established history of racial discrimination. Today, the Federal Crop Insurance Program is among the largest and most important programs available to U.S. farmers. Previous research has documented systematic misrating of crop insurance premiums with sizable welfare implications. In this paper, we explore whether producer race measured at the county level has explanatory power in a model of crop insurance misrating. We find that in some cases it does, raising concerns about the possibilities of racially discriminatory impacts of the RMA's rate‐setting methodology. Further research is needed to isolate the mechanisms that explain our findings.

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Race and premium misrating in the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program

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Stevens

2023

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“…Control for the ghetto is the last method of revolt found within the internal colonialism model. The aforementioned Black Power organizations actively sought to control their neighborhoods by way of breakfast programs for children, cultural programs, and by physically policing black neighborhoods in California and other states (Brown, 1992).…”

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“…Jones (1953) also states that the true test for black farmers in retaining land rest on their ability to produce sufficient wages from small landholdings, how they fared against economic competition with other farmers, and their ability to acclimate to advancing technologies in the agricultural industry. In a separate study, Brown, Dagher, and McDowell (1992) presented a tertiary of to the loss of black landownership. For these researchers, production challenges, marketing strategies, and governmental policies were the primary impediments for black farmers.…”

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"Upside down from the word go" : Kentucky's black farmers speak out on the issue of land loss."

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The decline of black farmers and black-owned farmlands is an ever worsening problem. Though their numbers neared one million at the start of the 20 th century, the most recent account of black farmers states that there are only 30,599 left in America (Census of Agriculture, 2007). The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences and perspectives of black farmers in Kentucky regarding factors that contribute to land loss. Participants in this exploratory study were gathered using convenience and snowball sampling techniques. Each farmer owned land in Central and Eastern Kentucky counties. This study discovered that contrary to popular arguments, the farmers did not report that economies of scale or racial discrimination, contributed to land loss. However, patterns of racial discrimination did emerge as a factor that farmers had to negotiate in their farm operations and sales. Land loss was closely associated with real estate sales and lack of interest among rural youth in farming and/or rural lifestyles. A limit to this study is its small sample size; yet, despite this shortcoming, this research is an entry point for assessing and learning about Kentucky's black farmers, their lives, and their perspectives on land loss. VI

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Wine Grape Production: A Promising Enterprise for Small Scale Enterprises in North Carolina?

Jefferson-Moore¹,

Bynum²,

Mosley³

2008

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The African American Farmer: Meeting The Production, Marketing, and Policy Challenges

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

Race and premium misrating in the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program

Race and premium misrating in the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program

"Upside down from the word go" : Kentucky's black farmers speak out on the issue of land loss."

Wine Grape Production: A Promising Enterprise for Small Scale Enterprises in North Carolina?

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