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Grants for Organic Farming

Organic farming is both laborious and costly business undertaking, do you want to know the available grants for organic farming?

Acquiring a grant for the reason that you want to apply the most advisable method of farming, this is the organic way, can help you to finance your chosen industry, thus here are the steps on how to acquire grants for organic farming.

Types of Grants for Organic Farming

It is indeed costly for an organic farmer to run his business without a substantial amount of funding or capital to utilize the farm with the needed equipments, supplies, labor force, and other vital utilities. Since the traditional approach of farming aids are strictly prohibited like using synthetic fertilizers and chemical-based pest control management, this will add on the extra jobs for the total production of the organic products. Therefore, acquiring a grant is a big help to sustain the business and for continuous productivity.

There are several types of grants for organic farming based on their classification:

Research Grants – This type of grant is given if the organic farmer allows a portion of his farm to be subject for research objectives of the grantor.

Educational Grants – On this type, the organic farmer is allowing the granting agency to conduct educational programs on his farm as part of the requirements for his application. This may include seminars or other educational programs and the owner can be part of it as the host.

Location Grants - Farmers who are willing to acquire a farmland within an undeveloped community to convert it into an organic farm are generally qualified for this type of grant.

Business Grants – This grant is appropriate for the starters in the industry who are willing to start a business using organic farming.

 

Common Grants for Organic Farming and How to Acquire for it

The Organic Farming Research Foundation or OFRF is one of the institutions that provides grant for organic farmers who want to prosper on this kind of industry, especially in terms of funding the business for the growth of organic farming. Their website at ofrf.org has sufficient information on how organic farmers can submit their requests for research, outreach, and education proposals. Recently, the foundation had been integrated with another big company in the industry of “organic fruit orchards” for further development of organic farming. The usual amount of grant being awarded by the foundation ranges from at least $2000 or as much as $15,000 depending on the purpose.

Moreover, there is another program that provides grant for qualified organic farmers under the guidance of the USDA; the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education or commonly known as SARE. This institution is promoting “sustainable agriculture” through the ways of organic farming and applicants for the grant can expect at least $15000 worth of funding. There is also a possibility that the grantee can claim as much as $150,000, and to learn how to acquire for it is by visiting their website at sare.org.

Additionally, another good prospect for organic farmers is the grant offered by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Like SARE, the applicant can claim also between $15,000 and as high as $150,000.

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7 Comments

  • ramesh jain said on November 9, 2011
    i am ramesh jain 9880500991 from india, karanataka, kolar gold fields. i have a plot of 20acers of agricultural land i am interested in organic farming in fruit and vegetables kindly advice me to start my business. ready to invest 20 lakhs in a period of 6 months.
  • Nomagusha Nyalambisa said on November 11, 2011
    I am NOmagusha Nyalambisa who is owning a piece of land that can be used for organic farming in Willowvale, Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Kindly advise me. Thanks
  • Jessie van der Berg said on May 3, 2013
    Our farm is situated near Clarens, Free-State. We are currently in the process of growing and expanding our organic gardens. We are centrally located - Jhb, Durban and Bloemfontein are all about 300km from us. We are looking for grants to enable us to expand our organic gardens and to provide training. We also need grants to complete our accommodation facilities for courses. Hope to hear from you soon. Regards, Jessie van der Berg
  • Maleisenane Masemola said on January 9, 2014
    Starting an organic project is part of my passion and enjoyed agriculture as subject during my shigh school days. Please advise on the steps and relevant information regarding how to obtain start-up funds. Regards,
  • Godwin Msalichuma said on September 26, 2015
    Am from Tanzania, East Africa I have a piece of land about 50 acres I want to grow organic crops so I need grant to have reliable source of water either drilling or dam construction, please advice fate.
  • Preeti Deshmukh said on October 27, 2015
    I am Dr. Preeti Deshmukh, working as a scientist in soil science section at Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Manjari (Bk, Pune. We have a research farms at our institute. I am interested to do a research on organic farming. So i need grant for organic farming research Please advice on the steps and relevant information regarding how to obtain grants
  • Vuyani Langeni said on April 2, 2016
    Hi there I am Vuyani Langeni from Matatiele Eastern Cape , South Africa . I own 90 hectares of land I am interested in organic crop farming and looking for start up funding , kindly advise .Thanking you in advance .

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