农业部拨款逾3220万美元支持本地食品：99个项目覆盖农贸市场与区域供应链
美国农业部农产营销局（AMS）11月5日宣布，通过本地农业市场计划（LAMP）拨款逾3,220万美元，资助99个项目，以加强本地与区域食品企业的市场机会，并扩大消费者获得本地健康食品的渠道。
这笔资金经由 LAMP 下设的三个项目发放：农贸市场推广计划（FMPP）拨款1,380万美元，资助26个州与领地的45个项目，支持农贸市场、路边摊、农业旅游、社区支持农业与在线销售等生产者直达消费者的渠道；本地食品推广计划（LFPP）拨款1,380万美元，资助29个州与领地的46个项目，支持负责加工、分销、储存与销售本地食品的企业与组织，并发展增值产品；区域食品系统伙伴关系计划（RFSP）拨款460万美元，资助8个州的8个伙伴关系，推动本地食品进入学校、医院与政府机构的食堂与供餐计划。
农业部负责营销与监管项目的副部长 Dudley Hoskins 表示，本地农业市场计划体现了农业部「农民优先」的承诺，帮助生产者为产品开发新市场、加强本地与区域供应链，并增加全国农业社区的经济机会；这些投资帮助农民做大生意、创造就业，并让更多食品消费留在产品原产的社区。
LAMP 及其下设项目由2018年农业法案提供资金。农产营销局表示，这批项目将支持生产者直达消费者的营销、本地与区域食品市场与企业，以及增值农产品的发展、协调与扩张。
USDA Awards Over $32.2 Million for Local Foods: 99 Projects Span Farmers Markets and Regional Supply Chains
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced on November 5 that it has awarded over $32.2 million to 99 grant projects through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), strengthening market opportunities for local and regional food businesses while expanding consumer access to healthy, locally grown food.
The funding flows through three LAMP programs. The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) is awarding $13.8 million to 45 projects across 26 states and territories, supporting producer-to-consumer channels such as farmers markets, roadside stands, agritourism, community-supported agriculture and online sales. The Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) is awarding $13.8 million to 46 projects across 29 states and territories, supporting the businesses and organizations that process, distribute, store, market and sell local and regional food products, as well as value-added product development. The Regional Food System Partnerships program (RFSP) is awarding $4.6 million to eight partnerships across eight states, working to increase the use of locally and regionally produced foods in the cafeterias and meal programs of institutions such as schools, hospitals and government agencies.
“The Local Agriculture Market Program advances USDA's commitment to putting farmers first by helping producers develop new markets for their products, strengthen local and regional supply chains, and increase economic opportunities in agricultural communities across the country,” said Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins. “By supporting innovative partnerships and market development projects, these investments help farmers grow their businesses, create jobs, and ensure that more food dollars stay in the communities where they are produced.”
LAMP and its accompanying grant programs are funded through the 2018 Farm Bill. AMS said the projects will support the development, coordination and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets and enterprises, and value-added agricultural products.
来源：美国农业部
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图片来源：图：Seattle 的 Ballard 农贸市场蔬菜摊位。本地农业市场计划资助的项目包括农贸市场等生产者直达消费者的渠道。Joe Mabel 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A vegetable stall at the Ballard Farmers Market in Seattle. Projects funded under the Local Agriculture Market Program include farmers markets and other producer-to-consumer channels. By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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