Challenges and Strategies
In working with these farmers, Tuskegee University and the Sustainable Agriculture Consortium for Historically Disadvantaged Farmers Program addressed various challenges while assisting them in the process to becoming food safety certified. Each farm presented a number of challenges depending on the circumstances, and each farm had its own unique set. Fortunately, these various challenges can be classified into four categories, namely, (1) a need for motivation, (2) a need for information, (3) a need for clarification, and (4) a need for resources (financial). Though the challenges in a particular category may arise from different circumstances, the nature and remedy for each are very similar. A summary of these Needs is provided in Table 1 in the Appendix. However, a descriptive narrative is subsequently provided.