How many Black farmers are there in the US? Why we doubt the government stats | Nathan A Rosenberg and Bryce Wilson Stucki
Written by Nathan A Rosenberg and Bryce Wilson Stucki from the Guardian
Numbers surged after changes to the agricultural census. Advocates say that’s not what they’ve seen on the ground
Earlier this summer, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released data that suggested that, after years of decline, the number of Black farmers has grown to more than 45,000.
This is in stark contrast to the dire situation of Black producers in the 1990s, when a New York Times article predicted their coming extinction; Black farm numbers had fallen below 20,000 in that decade.
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Written by Nathan A Rosenberg and Bryce Wilson Stucki from the Guardian
Numbers surged after changes to the agricultural census. Advocates say that’s not what they’ve seen on the ground
Earlier this summer, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released data that suggested that, after years of decline, the number of Black farmers has grown to more than 45,000.
This is in stark contrast to the dire situation of Black producers in the 1990s, when a New York Times article predicted their coming extinction; Black farm numbers had fallen below 20,000 in that decade.
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