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Agricultural Microeconomics Lesson 4: Subsidies, Grants and Incentives.
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Agricultural MicroeconomicsLesson 4: Subsidies, Grants and Incentives This course developed by The Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill for The North Carolina School of Science and Math and NCDPI is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Types of Incentives • Subsidy • Grant • Rebate • Loan Program • Technical Assistance
State and Federal Resources • USDA Alternative Farming System Information Center • Environmental Working Group 2013 Farm Subsidy Database • National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service • USDA Farm Service Agency – North Carolina
Other Resources • USDA Rural Information Center: Small Farm Funding Resources • www.start2farm.gov
What subsidies, grants and incentives are available for Piedmont Farm?
Where else could you look for support? • Local and community economic development agencies • Local and community agricultural organizations • Local universities • NC State University (NCSU) • NC Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T)
Next Class: Financing Options This course developed by The Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill for The North Carolina School of Science and Math and NCDPI is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License