Initial Publication Date: October 18, 2017

Sustainable Development

Jennifer Taylor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Sustainable Development
Jennifer Taylor, PhD
Florida A&M University, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences


FAMU StateWide Small Farm Program uses a participatory approach to provide relevant education, hands-on training, and technical assistance to underserved farming populations, farmworkers, and their communities.

Capacity building strategies work to engage participants with relevant information and training on sustainable living, regenerative organic farming and food systems, contamination and security, etc. to enable wellbeing and a thriving sustainable development. Capacity building efforts link faculty and students from classroom to on-farm. Global capacity building efforts enable organic farming systems and participatory sustainable development.

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Participatory Sustainable Development (Acrobat (PDF) 83kB Oct18 17)