Putting Tribal Sovereignty in Food Sovereignty
We're diving deep into the 2022 Agricultural Census data with a special focus on the trends seen in both the United States and Indian Country in regard to acreage. Our agenda is packed with insightful topics and expert discussions to give you a comprehensive...
Gathering and collecting information for the goal of counting in Indian Country, whether agricultural and/or population data, has looked different throughout the ages. As the first part in the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's Census of Agriculture webinar...
In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invited federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to learn about its front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labeling. Download the briefing document here. FOP labels appear on food packages to help...
REGIONAL DATA INFOGRAPHICS - FARM & AG AND FOOD SECURITY ACROSS INDIAN COUNTRY The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's team conducted research and has analyzed the 2017 Census of Agriculture data to compile infographics detailing statistics and facts on...
A recent subcommittee hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs highlighted the work of Native-serving Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Senators heard testimony on the continued challenges these unique...
First Nations Development Institute collaborated with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) at the University of Arkansas to create a resource publication to provide fundamental information on meat supply chains (including related policies,...
In December 2018, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative published Optimizing Distribution Center Location and Delivery Schemes for the USDA’s Food DistributionProgram on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). Download the resource below.
Building Indian Country’s Future through Food, agriCulture, inFrastruCture, and economic development in the 2018 Farm Bill By Janie Simms Hipp, Colby D. Duren, & Erin Parker from the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Download below....
As one of the founding organizations and official research partner of the Native Farm Bill Coalition, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative published Regaining Our Future: An Assessment of Risks and Opportunities for Native Communities in the 2018 Farm Bill. ...