It's been a year since Rose Lubanga, a farmer from Migori County lost her husband who used to help her on the farm. Now, whenever there is too much work, she employs an extra person to help on the two ...

Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) is the subject of chapter 14 of Agenda 21. The major objective of SARD is to increase food production in a sustainable way and enhance ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

Jenna Batchelder and her husband Brad have been raising livestock for years. A grant from USDA Rural Development helped them branch out into a successful retail meat business. The USDA's Rural ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The USDA Office of Rural Development is notifying each state that it is reviewing all areas under its jurisdiction to identify those that no longer qualify as rural for housing ...