Building Farm and Farm Family Resilience in our Communities

14. Women for the Land

Women own and farm or co-farm 43% of U.S. farmland. They face gender-related issues in managing their land. They are under-represented in USDA and conservation programs. The American Farmland Trust offers help for women. Their 1-minute video explains their Women for the Land Learning Circles.

VIDEO

Site: https://farmland.org/project/women-for-the-land/

Video: https://youtu.be/aM4By4-9DoY

Tools for Professionals and Key Stakeholders:

1. Defining Stakeholders for Agriculture

This table outlines key stakeholders for agriculture and was developed by the Integrated Environmental Health Impact Assessment System. It can be found at http://www.integrated- assessment.eu/eu/guidebook/defining_stakeholders_example_agriculture.html

2. A Framework to Assess the Resilience of Farming Systems

The resilience of a farming system is defined as its ability to ensure the provision of the system functions in the face of increasingly complex and accumulating economic, social, environmental, and institutional shocks and stresses through capacities of robustness, adaptability, and transformability (Meuwissen et al., 2019). This framework provides a tool that can be used to assess a farm’s robustness, adaptability, and transformability in relation to challenges. The article, framework and resources can be found at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X19300046

3. National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)

Is the country’s leading profe ssional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve. The association provides support and education for over 3,700 practitioners all over the country and is governed by the NAPFA Board of Directors and supported by our four Region Boards. More information and to find a local advisor go to: https://www.napfa.org

4. Association for Financial Counselors, Planners and Educators

The mission is to ensure the highest level of knowledge, skill, and integrity of the personal finance profession by certifying, connecting, and supporting diverse and capable professionals who serve communities worldwide. Referral information can be found by location by going to: https://www.afcpe.org

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