ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - NATIONAL

UNDERSERVED PRODUCER ENGAGEMENT FOR A USDA CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS GRANT

STRATEGIC PLANNING, FACILITATION AND LEADERSHIP | 2023 - PRESENT

Food Works Group (FWG) is leading the Climate-Smart Solutions project’s efforts to equitably and inclusively engage Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM’s) 5,000 underserved producers across all crops, regions, and partners over five years. FWG will develop a strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion plan to address barriers for underserved farmers to full participation in climate-smart agriculture. Then, FWG will manage plan implementation, track execution, and help navigate and solve potential obstacles. Finally, in collaboration with partners, FWG will develop methods and metrics to measure the project's value creation for underserved producers across multiple domains, such as awareness and understanding of climate-smart commodity production, access to knowledge capital, and the impact of climate-smart production on their farm enterprises.

GRANT WRITING LEADERSHIP FOR A SUCCESSFUL, FIRST OF ITS KIND USDA CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS GRANT

FUNDRAISING AND RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION, FACILITATION AND LEADERSHIP | 2022

FWG drafted a successful $90 million Climate-Smart Solutions proposal awarded to ADM and multiple national partners from USDA’s first Climate-Smart Commodities funding pool. This project will utilize incentive payments to thousands of producers across 15 states to adopt and implement climate-smart agriculture practices, resulting in significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and removals. Additionally, as one of the project partners, FWG will engage with ADM's 5,000 underserved producers over five years. Other Major Partners on the project include ARTCO, Costco, DKY, EarthOptics, Farmers Business Network, Field to Market, Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District, Iowa State University, Purdue University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Keurig-Dr. Pepper, Mid-America Biofuels, National Black Growers Council, Practical Farmers of Iowa.