Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the long-term goal of world…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the long-term goal of world farmers' project is to advance beginning farmers in their development and ensure success of both new and advanced beginning immigrant farmers' operations. World farmers will provide individualized support and technical assistance to beginning immigrant and refugee farmers through our flats mentor farm program, which currently supports 280 immigrant farmers across 25 countries of origin. In addition to one-on-one technical assistance, world farmers will facilitate farmer-to-farmer mentoring circles fostering knowledge sharing across cultures. These circles will include beginning farmers from outside the flats mentor farm program, and folding new farmers into the FMF farming community, advancing each toward business security and farm ownership, and building networks across immigrant farming communities. Through this project, world farmers will also provide mentorship to complementary community-led organizations at younger stages in beginning farmer program development in their implementation of new programs. The ultimate goal of this project is to advance beginning farmer businesses to the next phase of their operation and develop long-lasting networks across beginning farmer populations.