Cargill's Black Farmer Equity initiativewas introduced one year ago to help address racial inequity in agriculture—focusing on increasing participation, profitability and productivity of Black farmers, ranchers and growers. Working alongside its customers, Cargill is committed to supporting farmer livelihoods by improving market access, is training 10 million farmers globally by 2030 and is increasing supplier diversity by spending $10 billion with small businesses and $1 billion with certified diverse-owned businesses globally.
As the program celebrates its first year, Cargill is sharing progress, including support to groups across the United States. These partners will work together to increase access to markets, capital, information and technology for Black farmers. In the first year, those joining the initiative include: