by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
With NAAF funding, NMSU will conduct a project entitled Tribal Resilience-by-Design in Agriculture. This project will address food insecurity by working with Native producers to grow a value-added product. The chosen product will later be freeze-dried, packaged, and...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
New Mexico Community Capital proposes version 3.0 of the Native Farmer in Residence program that has directly invested $110,000 in Native-owned farms and will increase expertise in Native communities to adapt agriculture practices for drought, fire-induced soil...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
The Native CDFI Network (NCN) unifies Native CDFI’s and provides lending services to Native Agriculture businesses. With NAAF funding NCN will provide long term low interest loans to applicants seeking capital in Indian Country.
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
The Native American Community Academy (NACA) project Food-Sovereignty Chain: Linking Indigenous Knowledge to Our Lifeways is rooted in reclaiming ancestral food systems with the branches extending into sustainable communities. The project grounds students in...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
Native 360 Loan Fund is a certified Native CDFI providing credit, loan capital and technical assistance to Native American businesses. NAAF funding will help Native 360 Loan Fund become a regional hub for ag lending, expanding lending operations for food production...