The House Agriculture Committee is expected to meet during the week of June 25th to consider changes to the 2007 Farm Bill. Decisions on U.S. agriculture policy don’t just impact farmers here at home (link to recent Washington Post article detailing the plight of small-hold farmers in the Mississippi delta). They also impact millions of people in countries where Peace Corps volunteers serve.
It’s time to be a voice for small farmers and rural communities around the world by urging your lawmakers to support agricultural reforms that don’t undermine their livelihoods. Click here to take action
now. Click here to get details on a June 24th trade justice program in Greenbelt, Maryland
organized by the NPCA and the Friends of Burkina Faso. And finally, click here to learn more about the concerns of one RPCV farmer, Bill Smith of Dakota .
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