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Small Farms Research Center

The Small FarmTwo women talk in front of a raised garden bed near the Small Farms Research Centers Research Center at Alabama A&M University (AAMU) conducts and promotes interdisciplinary research on the economic and social development of limited resource, new and beginning farmers and ranchers and rural entrepreneurs in Alabama’s underserved communities.

Our research focuses on risk management, food safety, land use, quality of life, and methods for studying small farms and policies for stimulating their development. We seek to advance our understanding of socioeconomic processes and our ability to explain state and county differences in rates of growth and levels of development.

Our goal is to create learning opportunities and to provide research support for those engaged in small farm and community development research, and to bring together scholars from across campus and around the nation to create an intellectually rich environment for the conduct of small farm and community development research. We sponsor seminars, workshops, and conferences, providing a forum for exchanging ideas and discussing small farms and community development research and issues.

 

SFRC Receives USDA Award

 

 

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Contact Us

Small Farms Research Center
Phone: 256-372-4970
Fax: 256-372-5517
Dawson Extension Bldg., Room 316
Duncan Chembezi Ph.D.
Director
duncan.chembezi@aamu.edu
(256) 372-4970
E'licia Chaverest M.S.
Assistant Director
elicia.chaverest@aamu.edu
(256) 372-4958

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