Asian Business Institute And Resource Center

Asian Business Institute And Resource Center (ABIRC) is a Fresno-based non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and investing in Asian farmers and businesses, aiming to address their underserved needs and help them achieve financial sustainability. ABIRC is a corporate entity registered as a tax-exempt non-profit organization in SAM.gov.

ABIRC has received several federal grant awards to support various initiatives related to assisting socially disadvantaged and underserved farmers and communities. In 2023, ABIRC received a $381,166 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to establish the Southeast Asian (SEA) Beginning Farmer Program of Fresno. This 3-year pilot project aims to recruit and support a cohort of 10 limited resource and socially disadvantaged SEA beginning farmers, providing them with access to farmland and a series of business development and farming workshops to build their capacity to successfully lease or own and operate their own farming businesses. Additionally, in 2021, ABIRC was awarded a $748,754.99 Project Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to implement the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Communities: Mutual Support Laced through Food Supply Chains project, collaborating with partners to assist socially disadvantaged farmers in Fresno County by developing, coordinating, and expanding regional food systems, market access, and supply chain coordination. ABIRC also received a $237,500 Project Grant from the USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach in 2020 for the Catalyzing Farmer Resilience in the Midst of COVID-19 project.