“After years of fighting for the right to repair, this order gives farmers real hope. But promises on paper must become tools in farmers’ hands, and we will be watching implementation every step of the way,” said Willie Cade, a Farm Action Local Leader and Right to Repair advocate.
Farm Action Comments on Biden’s EO on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Today, Family Farm Action Alliance submitted a comment on President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad to the USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist.. The comment championed support for programs that incentivize independent farmers and ranchers to implement climate change mitigation and carbon sequestering practices. The comment also raised an alarm for any climate solution policy that did not include:
While the comment addressed key issues identified by USDA, it went further to make policy recommendations that would center farmers and ranchers as a part of the climate solution while detailing the safeguards needed to deter the continued concentration of the food system. The comment also addressed market competition, finance, and environmental justice for disadvantaged farmers and their communities. It detailed specific warnings if Congress and the federal government were to advance a carbon credit program stating:
Family Farm Action Alliance is hopeful that this comment will contribute to meaningful climate solutions and provide the framework needed for a just food and agriculture system.
Media Contact: Angela Huffman, [email protected]
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