The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, taking its total annual investment in climate-friendly farming to more than $3 billion, the agency announced Monday.
USDA's efforts are part of a broader Biden administration goal to cut emissions across the U.S. economy and are targeting the approximately 10% of U.S. emissions generated from farming annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
"We want to encourage farmers and producers to accelerate use of these practices and we want the market to recognize and value [that] work," he said. The funded groups include Black farmer associations, Native American tribes and organizations that serve women, veteran and beginning farmers. The project funds will come from USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation , a pool of money provided by the U.S. Treasury to support the farm economy, as did funding for a $2.8 billionfor 70 climate-friendly farm projects between $5 million and $100 million the agency announced in September.
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