Honolulu获农业部49.9万美元拨款连结本地农户与大买家：三年目标撬动100万美元本地食品采购
位于夏威夷州的 Honolulu 市政府11月13日宣布，市气候变化、可持续与韧性办公室获得美国农业部（USDA）本地食品推广计划（Local Food Promotion Program）49.9万美元拨款，准确金额为499,024美元，用于帮助 Oʻahu 的农户与食品生产者对接大型买家，让岛上生产、购买与消费的食品更多留在本地。
这项为期三年的计划将帮助本地农户与食品企业更容易进入酒店、餐厅及每天服务数千人的其他机构的采购渠道，与大买家竞争供货合同。市政府设定的目标是撬动100万美元新增或扩大的本地食品采购、改善10至15家机构的采购系统，并直接支持逾50家生产者。
市长 Rick Blangiardi 表示，加强本地食品体系对农业企业成长至关重要，也能让更多食品消费留在本地经济中，这项投资将把本地农户与生产者同机构大买家连结起来。农业部分管营销与监管项目的副部长 Dudley Hoskins 在农业部发布中表示，该计划帮助生产者开拓新市场、强化本地与区域供应链。
市政府指出，夏威夷是全美食品进口依赖最重的地区之一，85%至90%的食品供应靠进口。2026年 Kona Low 风暴曾引发联邦灾难声明并造成大面积农业损失，Agricultural Stewardship Hawaiʻi 估计全州600至2,000家农场损失介于4,000万至5,000万美元之间，其中 Oʻahu 约2,600万美元。
未来三年，市政府与社区伙伴还将投入432,551美元配套资金，工作包括评估各机构的采购机会、帮助生产者为更大规模的商业市场做准备、为买家与农户开发实用工具包、举办生产者与机构采购方的对接活动、提供辅导与技术协助、支持生产者取得大买家要求的食品安全认证，并试点让机构更容易采购夏威夷本地产品的数据工具。负责执行的社区组织将经竞争程序选定。
市政府表示，该项目与新发布的 Oʻahu 食品系统行动计划衔接，旨在提高全岛食品韧性、支持本地农业，并建立可扩展到 Oʻahu 经济多个行业的本地采购模式。
（来源：Honolulu市长办公室）
Honolulu Wins $499,024 USDA Grant to Connect Local Farmers With Major Buyers
The City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii announced on Nov. 13 that its Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency has been awarded $499,024 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) to help connect Oʻahu farmers and food producers with major buyers, creating new opportunities to keep more food grown, purchased and consumed on Oʻahu.
The three-year initiative will help local farmers and food businesses better access large-scale buyers such as hotels, restaurants and other institutions that serve thousands of people every day. Through the grant, the city aims to accelerate $1 million in new or expanded local food procurement, improve procurement systems for 10 to 15 institutions, and directly support more than 50 producers.
"Strengthening our local food system is essential to creating new opportunities for agricultural businesses to grow while keeping more food dollars in our local economy," said Mayor Rick Blangiardi. Dudley Hoskins, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, said in a USDA release that the program helps producers develop new markets, strengthens local and regional supply chains, and increases economic opportunities in agricultural communities.
The city said Hawaii remains one of the most food-import-dependent regions in the United States, importing 85 to 90 percent of its food supply. The 2026 Kona Low storms led to a federal disaster declaration and widespread agricultural losses; Agricultural Stewardship Hawaiʻi estimated impacts from $40 million across more than 600 farms to $50 million affecting about 2,000 farms statewide, including approximately $26 million in losses on Oʻahu alone.
Over the next three years, the city and its community partners will invest an additional $432,551 in matching contributions. Activities include assessing purchasing opportunities across Oʻahu institutions, helping producers prepare for larger commercial markets, developing toolkits for buyers and farmers, hosting events connecting producers with institutional purchasers, providing mentorship and technical assistance, supporting producers seeking food safety certifications, and piloting data tools that make it easier to source Hawaii-grown products. Community partner organizations will be selected through a competitive process.
The project aligns with the newly released Oʻahu Food Systems Action Plan to improve food resilience, support local agriculture and build a scalable model for local purchasing across multiple sectors of Oʻahu's economy.
(Source: Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu)
来源：Honolulu市长办公室
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图片来源：图：Waimānalo 一名农户把刚收获的ʻōlena（姜黄）递给社区成员（Honolulu 市政府官方发布照片）。 / Photo: A farmer in Waimānalo passes freshly grown ʻōlena to a community member (City and County of Honolulu, official release photo).
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