More than $3.5 million will be available for small-scale food production in Hawaiʻi.
The money will be distributed through the Micro-Grant for Food Security Program (MGFSP), a federal program meant to increase local food production and improve food production.
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono announced the funding amount from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“Too many families in Hawaiʻi and across the U.S. lack access to affordable, healthy food options within their own communities,” Hirono said in a statement. “These grants will help people in Hawaiʻi access more locally-grown food options — increasing food security across the islands."
"I am proud to have supported the provision in the 2018 Farm Bill that enabled this funding and I will continue working to strengthen federal support for food security projects across our state.”
Source: hawaiipublicradio.org
Photo Credit: gettyimages-milos-cirkovic
Categories: New York, Business