Congresswoman Hirono Applauds Obama Administration’s Support of Hawaii Island Farmers

July 18, 2012/in News /by admin

July 18, 2012 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently a commitment of over $560,000 for the Kohala Center’s Kū I Ka Māna New Farmer Training Initiative. “As a state that imports about 85 percent of our food, it’s clear we’ve got some work to do to make Hawaii more self-reliant. That’s why I have been working with local agriculture leaders to determine what it would take to build Hawaii’s food sustainability. One of the key priorities we all agreed on was the need to support our local farmers and ranchers whenever we can and develop the next generation of island producers.
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