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Small Farmers Agricultural Cooperative Launched

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  • Robinson, Miles
  • Brown, John
  • Paris, Alice
  • Hill, Walter A.
  • Hargrove, Tasha M.
  • Vaughan, Barrett
  • Shange, Raymon
  • Hooks, Al
  • Hooks, Demetrius
  • Turner, Thomas
  • England, Bobby
  • Zeigler, Audrey

Abstract

The Walmart Initiative was designed to provide technical support to train at least 200 farmers on best practices in marketing produce to larger companies and corporations like Walmart. This support was provided through specialized training, workshops, informational group meetings, and overall awareness of market opportunities. The specialized training included Food Safety Standards and Food Safety Certification requirements, effective production techniques, harvesting, grading, packaging, refrigeration/cold chain requirements, transportation, fiscal responsibility, financial management, record-keeping, and insurance and product liability. As part of a five state initiative, Tuskegee University identified and assisted in the formation of the Small Farmers Agricultural Cooperative comprised of members from several regions throughout the State of Alabama. The Cooperative received training necessary to understand the importance of farmers working together, internal management and controls, sharing of knowledge, resources and experience, doing business at higher volumes/quantities, and operating at a higher level of quality assurance; thus, improving marketing opportunities.

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  • Robinson, Miles & Brown, John & Paris, Alice & Hill, Walter A. & Hargrove, Tasha M. & Vaughan, Barrett & Shange, Raymon & Hooks, Al & Hooks, Demetrius & Turner, Thomas & England, Bobby & Zeigler, Audr, 2014. "Small Farmers Agricultural Cooperative Launched," Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ), Professional Agricultural Workers Conference, vol. 1(2), pages 1-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:pawjal:236746
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.236746
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    1. Hill, Walter A. & Shange, Raymon & Robinson, Miles D. & Hargrove, Tasha M., 2014. "A Transformative Partnership Between Socially And Historically Disadvantaged Farmers, 1890 Land Grant Institutions, And Walmart," Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ), Professional Agricultural Workers Conference, vol. 1(2), pages 1-6.
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    1. Rebecca Dunning & J. Bloom & Nancy Creamer, 2015. "The local food movement, public-private partnerships, and food system resiliency," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 5(4), pages 661-670, December.
    2. J Dara Bloom & C Clare Hinrichs, 2017. "The long reach of lean retailing: Firm embeddedness and Wal-Mart’s implementation of local produce sourcing in the US," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 49(1), pages 168-185, January.
    3. Vaughan, Barrett & Robinson, Miles D. & Zeigler, Audrey & Hunter, George X. & Wall, Gertrude & Brown, John, 2017. "The Small Farmer-Tuskegee University-Walmart Project: Observations of the Steps within Commercial Supply," Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ), Professional Agricultural Workers Conference, vol. 4(2), June.
    4. Wall, Gertrude & Hill, Walter A. & Hargrove, Tasha M. & Vaughan, Barrett & Quarcoo, Franklin & Robinson, Miles D., 2017. "The Challenges of Developing a Successful Cooperative through an Integrated Resource Approach: Small Farmer-Tuskegee University-Walmart Project," Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ), Professional Agricultural Workers Conference, vol. 4(2), June.

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