How are Black American farmers reclaiming their land?

Via the Agrarian Commons, communities of color are reworking land possession within the US.

A farmer works at Backyard Selection Harvests in Roanoke, Virginia, the USA. [Photo courtesy of Garden Variety Harvests]

Black farmers have misplaced 98 p.c of their land over the previous century attributable to components that embody discrimination from the USA Division of Agriculture. Now, with a rising meals disaster that disproportionately impacts them, a brand new technology of farmers and organisers are buying again that misplaced land to offer a dependable meals supply for his or her communities.

On this episode:

• Kofi Boone (@KBbop), professor of panorama structure at North Carolina State College
• Kenya Crumel, director of Black Land & Energy Initiative on the Nationwide Black Meals & Justice Alliance
• Cam Terry, proprietor and farmer with Backyard Selection Harvests

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Chloe Ok. Li, with Alexandra Locke, Ashish Malhotra, Ruby Zaman, Amy Walters, Negin Owliaei, and Halla Mohieddeen. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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