Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Project

Year Funded

2005

Amount

$300,000.00

Project will generate up to 15 cost-share initiatives in 22 counties in order to enable individual tobacco growers to test farm-based initiatives to supplement or replace tobacco income. In addition, these initiatives will help develop the rural workforce by assisting growers in acquiring skills to redirect scarce resources into viable agricultural businesses.

Jason Roehrig
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA PO Box 640 Pittsboro, NC 27312