To assist the efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods.

Summary

Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to state that agricultural extension programs should emphasize market development education and technical assistance for small- and medium-sized farms, such as local value-added processing, in addition to production assistance. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to give rural industrialization loan priority to farmer-owned value-added processing facilities.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 November 1999

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  Introduced in House · EN · 4 November 1999

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  summary · EN · 4 November 1999

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