The 20TH annual safsf forum (to be held june 20-22, 2022 in kansas city, missouri), provides a unique opportunity for the federal agency toengage with sustainable agriculture and food systems…

The 20TH annual safsf forum (to be held june 20-22, 2022 in kansas city, missouri), provides a unique opportunity for the federal agency toengage with sustainable agriculture and food systems funders andencourage strategic partnerships to support the development of local andregional food systems. The federal agency will sponsor this forum thatthe cooperator is organizing in order to highlight the USDA's commitmentto food systems transformation, the federal agency's programs andservices in support of local and regional food systems, and fosterpartnerships with private food systems funders.safsf amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communitiesin support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems, and thesafsf forum is for and by funders supporting just and sustainable foodsystems change. The forum challenges participants to understand the needfor grantmakers and investors to take on risks in order to CO-createmore resilient, sustainable, and equitable food systems - and at thesame time, provides space to cultivate connections with peers so that noone organization is gong IT alone.