Strengthening Southern Food Systems
We help small and mid-size food and farm businesses across the Delta Regional Food Business Center region grow, connect, and thrive.
Building a more resilient, diverse, and competitive food system in the mid-South.
The USDA Delta Regional Food Business Center is dedicated to enhancing the resilience, diversity, and competitiveness of our local food system. Our center is one of twelve regional centers supported by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. In partnership with local regional organizations throughout the food system, we serve the southern states of Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, and East Texas.
We will use the Delta Regional Food Business Center’s tools – Coordination, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building – to build the qualities of a resilient Southern food system: Connectivity, Local Self-organization, Physical Infrastructure, Recruitment, Diversity, Innovation, Climate Smart Integration, and Leader Development. The Delta Regional Food Business Center partnership is currently working to plan, develop, and setup the center.
Our initiatives are set to begin in mid-2025.
What We Do
Providing financial assistance through business builder subawards for regional projects and businesses that are working towards expansion.
Capacity Building
Delivering direct business technical assistance to small and mid-sized food and farm businesses and food value and supply chain coordination.
Technical Assistance
Coordination
Developing networks within and across the region, conducting outreach, and conducting intra and inter-regional publicity and events.
States We Serve
We serve food and farm businesses across Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and East Texas.
Each state has a local lead organization and dedicated team to guide you through grant opportunities, business development support, and connections tailored to your region. Our boots-on-the-ground approach means you’ll always have a partner who understands your community’s unique challenges and opportunities.
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