NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization with satellite offices in Boydton, Kenbridge, and South Hill, VA in addition to farm training sites across the United States in rural and urban areas. NBFA is a community based organization with a national constituency of over 110,000 members working in collaboration with the Association of American Indian Farmers (AAIF) and National Women's Farming Association (NWFA). To date, the organization continues to work diligently to improve the quality of life in rural communities through improved agricultural outreach, technical assistance, access to credit for small farmers, family farm business development, food distribution, rural economic development and environmental protection with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Forest Service and Environmental Protection Agency.

As a national civil rights figure, Dr. John Boyd, Jr., Founder and President, has met with President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush and President Jimmy Carter. He has led dozens of training sessions and community meetings across the nation, Africa and Haiti. He has also been an advocate for women, Native American and Hispanic farmers in their pursuit to fair access to USDA programs and services. As a result, he is highly regarded in the farm community as someone "who cares" and has access to critical information about programs for black and other minority, youth, veteran, women and limited resource farmers with a proven ability to deliver high-quality technical advice and solutions.

The latest example is "ReClaiming, ReGaining, and ReGenerating Our Family Farms" of his personal commitment and corporate resolve to ensuring environmental justice and fiscal responsibility for our members. The NBFA has been providing sustainable agriculture workshops and conferences for almost 30 years at no cost to attendees.