Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Create a multi-year plan to build capacity for and attract new agricultural professionals
This plan could include identifying skill gaps in organizations currently offering farm business technical assistance, accounting for the diversity…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Local Food Economy Farm Business Technical Assistance Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Secure a funding pool providing farm business technical assistance grants
Secure and create a funding pool that provides grants to farmers for business technical assistance, allowing farmers to choose who they work with.…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, Federal Agencies, State/NH, National
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Investment/Funding
Create collaborative partnerships between existing farm business technical service providers
Recommended partnerships and collaborations are between UNH Extension, the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, NOFA-NH, NH Farm Bureau,…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Farm Business Technical Assistance Coordination/Network development or support
Engage all farmers to create inclusive disaster response policies
Small-scale, minority, and marginalized farmers should be sought out and included in the development of disaster response policies to ensure their…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Legislators, State Agencies, State/NH
 Equity & Justice, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief Policy/Regulation
Develop business coaching provider training programs specific to farm and food businesses
Develop or enlist expertise, like the Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute, for business coaching provider training programs to help them understand…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Equity & Justice, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Access to Capital Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Develop allocations for farm and food businesses to access low-cost financing
Explore opportunities for state, federal, and private funders and investors to develop allocations or reduce administrative burdens for farm and food…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Access to Capital Investment/Funding
Provide farms and food businesses financial incentives through state policy
Develop state policy that provides farms and food businesses with tax exemptions and abatements, start-up funds and incentives, business technical…
Tag: Legislators, State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Access to Capital Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation
Increase flexible lending practices and policies for farms and food businesses
Bring together public and private financiers to instill more flexibility in lending practices and policies for farms and food businesses.
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability Access to Capital Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Analyze and develop a distribution system for New Hampshire food products
Conduct a distribution analysis to identify existing infrastructure and distribution routes in the state and identify opportunities for further…
Tag: Researchers, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Restaurants Coordination/Network development or support, Research/Study
Host annual local sourcing educational match-making events for restaurants and farms
Fund the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food and a non-profit partner to design and host annual educational and matchmaking events around…
Tag: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Nonprofits, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Restaurants Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding