Pathways to Land project explores how to secure land for BPOC producers
Written by Sareta Puri. Photo by Victoria Holden.
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Pathways to Land explores financial pathways to securing land appropriate to the needs of BPOC producers (Black and people of colour), who often face barriers to accessing finance based on their identity.
Within the sustainable food movement there is no hiding that the farming sector has the furthest to go in terms of racial equity and diversity. With a long history of land inherited by white landowners, built on colonial structures, and an assumption that Black people and people of colour do not want to farm, there are many barriers to pursuing a career in farming for people from racialised backgrounds…