Building Opportunities for Minority Farmers through the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) encourages and helps secure opportunities for minority farmers to gain traction in international trade as well as growing and promoting their business. Last year, FAS started working closely with Arkansas River Rice, the only black-owned rice mill in the United States.

Through his work with FAS, Arkansas River Rice owner, PJ Haynie, received his introduction to global trade, as he participated in an agribusiness trade mission. Alongside Former USDA Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh and FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley, Haynie traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, and Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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