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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
NASDA Submits Comments To USDA On Preparing Our Food System For The Future
Today, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture expressed its recommendations for a resilient, diverse and secure food supply system. Specifically, NASDA commented that investing in public-private partnerships, local food processing infrastructure and the industry’s labor force is critical to ensuring our food system is built to handle future challenges.

“We’re grateful USDA opened this conversation on how we can continue to build up our food supply system,” NASDA CEO Dr. Barb Glenn said. “Our state agriculture department leaders managed to overcome remarkable supply and demand obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic, and through it, they earned new perspectives on what federal resources support farmers and communities best, and where our food system still remains vulnerable to new disruptions.”

In NASDA’s comments, Glenn shared the organization’s Food Security Toolkit, a report on state food security programs which found highly successful programs are supported by federal grants and led by public and private entities.

“If provided adequate resources, state agriculture departments can incomparably implement federal programs by forming influential partnerships that address unique food security needs of neighborhoods across the country,” Glenn said.

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