The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $607,751.60 Cooperative Agreement to the Center For Agricultural Development And Entrepreneurship, Inc. (CADE) on March 1, 2026, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175).
CADE, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Oneonta, New York, will deliver services supporting local and regional food systems development through the award period ending February 28, 2029. Work is performed in New York. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets and local and regional food business enterprises to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. CADE brings three decades of experience in rural economic development and agricultural entrepreneurship, with particular emphasis on the Delaware, Schoharie, and Otsego County regions. The organization has previously delivered entrepreneurship skills training, business advisory and technical assistance, agricultural training programs, local food marketing support, beginning farmer assistance, business development workshops and webinars, financial planning services, product development support, and market research and expansion facilitation to agricultural entrepreneurs and small enterprises across New York State.
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