Farmers of color are set to get unprecedented help this month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans $4 billion in debt relief as part of the latest pandemic stimulus package.
The debt relief is designed to address a well-established history of discrimination against Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color.
Studies going back to the 1920s have documented how little access to government help farmers of color have had compared to their white counterparts. During that same time period, the proportion of Black farmers in the U.S. has shrunk from 14 percent in 1920 to just under 2 percent in 2017.
But there are some who oppose the deal. Banks are upset that they wont make as much money if farmers of color are allowed to pay off the d…
Read the full article at: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2021/06/08/debt-relief-for-black-farmers
