Completed Project Report


Organic Marketing for Producers

  • Award Amount: $39,983
  • Regional Center: North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2005 Competitive Grant Program

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Project Overview

This project addresses price, financial, and legal risks of 855 farmers who are certified organic or considering being certified. Most participants will be Missourians, but several North Central region states will be represented. Participants will attend five three-hour workshops on organic marketing strategies and requirements held in conjunction with five Missouri agricultural conferences. Trainers include Missouri Department of Agriculture and National Center for Appropriate Technology staff, and organic producers.

To increase contact between buyer and sellers, Missouri organic growers will be listed in an online Organic Buyers Guide maintained by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, and in an Organic Producer Directory printed and distributed statewide by the Missouri Organic Association.

Within 12 months of training:
* 180 organic producers and businesses will participate in MDA´s online Buyers Guide
* 2,000 Producer Directories will be printed and distributed
* 200 organic producers will make two new marketing contacts

Number of Participants: 175

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