USDA climate-smart projects, resources underway
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will fund 141 projects.
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Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will fund 141 projects.
16 months after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, the USDA formally put the initiative into operation on Thursday.
A key House Republican wants to reinstate a restriction on USDA’s use of its Commodity Credit Corp. Rep. Andy Harris, who chairs the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee, claims Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack misused the CCC to fund the $3 billion Partnerships in Climate-Smart Commodities initiative.
USDA kicked off the implementation phase for projects funded through the $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort. The department also launched the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Learning Network, which will generate key lessons learned as projects get implemented.
Agency to invest $3.1 billion.