Organization

Rural Advancement Foundation International USA Rafi USA

Pittsboro, NC
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Mission

The Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA’s mission is to cultivate markets, policies, and communities that sustain thriving, socially just, and environmentally sound family farms. Our vision: Family farmers have the power to earn a fair and dependable income. Everyone who labors in agriculture is respected, protected, and valued by society. Air, water, and soil are preserved for future generations. The land yields healthy and abundant food and fiber that is accessible to all members of society. The full diversity of seeds and breeds, the building blocks of agriculture, are reinvigorated and publicly protected.

  • Website: http://www.rafiusa.org
  • Phone: 919-542-1396
  • Principal Officer: ELIZABETH MACLACHIAN
  • EIN
    EIN: 561704863
  • Revenue: $2,420,873
  • Assets: $3,981,024
  • Expenses: $3,184,221

Rural Advancement Foundation International USA Rafi USA

Pittsboro, NC 27312

Categories International Economic Opportunity Racial Equity

All Programs

The Campaign for Contract Agriculture Reform is a national alliance of organizations working to provide a voice for farmers and ranchers involved in contract agriculture, as well as the communities in which they live. The goal of the campaign is to assure that the processor-producer relationship serves as a fair partnership, rather than a dictatorship.

Farm Sustainability - This Program Assists Farmers And Communities In Adapting To Changes In Agriculture With Sustainable Solutions.

The Just Foods program promotes a systems-based approach to a more sustainable food and fiber system. We work nationally and internationally. We promote organic farming, meaningful standards for organic agriculture, comprehensive labels for products grown in environmentally sound and socially just ways, and improved certification programs. Project include: The Seeds & Breeds Coalition for the 21st Century Breeding for Organic Production Systems The Organic Integrity Project We serve as fiscal sponsors to: The National Organic Coalition The Agricultural Justice Project

TOBACCO COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

The Come to the Table project works with people of faith to relieve hunger and sustain local agriculture. The projects' leaders include farmers, farm workers, food pantry directors, community gardeners, ministers, public employees and lay leaders. Come to the Table is a project of the Rural Life Committee of the North Carolina Council of Churches and The Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA). The program is supported by Duke Endowment.