PARTNERS
The North-South Institute for International Business, Trade and Sustainable Systems (NSI) is a 501(c) 3 multidisciplinary group whose objective is to promote sustainable development systems and foster eco-economic development of small farmers, rural small businesses, home makers and semi-rural and peri-urban communities, orphanages, and immigrants.
Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities.
Mississippi Small Farm and Agribusiness Center- Alcorn State University (MSFCASU)
Alcorn State University (ASU) is a land-grant institution in Normal, Mississippi. It provides expertise in the areas of agronomic and production technology transfer, post-harvest technology, and food safety, and farmer cooperative development.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) – School of Agriculture, Fisheries & Human Science
The Aquaculture and Fisheries (AQFI) Center of Excellence is recognized as a leader in aquaculture/fisheries teaching, research and extension programs. It is the only comprehensive aquaculture program to support the state’s $167 million aquaculture industry.
A non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of poverty on the continent of Africa through innovative programs and initiatives. These programs seek to empower Africa’s greatest resource, African youth.
President Clinton and the William J. Clinton Foundation established the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2005 to turn ideas into action. A non-partisan initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation, CGI moves beyond discussion, fostering a sense of shared responsibility to address major global problems.
Woman of Paradise has the mission of empowering the weak to receive strength for a better tomorrow with a vision of a world where poverty has been eliminated to free women, girls, boys and men from harmful cultures. Its immediate focus is to remove the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and chart a pathway for sustainable livelihoods for the female child and young woman of Africa.
DFF is a network of individuals and organizations committed to a local and healthy food system in the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Fresh Foods Google group serves as a forum for members to share ideas, information, and insights in their collaborative efforts.