Friends of the Earth Statement in Response to USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement

Friends of the Earth criticizes the USDA's allocation of $2.8 billion in funding for 70 projects under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, arguing that the grants provide corporate giveaways to major agribusinesses.

• The USDA has announced $2.8 billion in funding for 70 projects as part of the first round of grants for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, with an additional $700 million expected for smaller projects. Recipients include corporations, universities, NGOs, trade associations, farms, tribal organizations, and state agencies.
• Friends of the Earth argues that the funding serves as a corporate giveaway to 'Big Ag' corporations, specifically citing a $60 million grant to Tyson Foods for 'climate-smart' beef. The organization claims this allows companies like JBS, Cargill, and ADM to greenwash their emissions and collect farm data, which contradicts President Biden's executive order to combat agricultural consolidation.

APA

Davison, J. (2022). Friends of the Earth Statement in Response to USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/usda-climate-smart-commodities/

Chicago

Davison, Jason. Friends of the Earth Statement in Response to USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement. Friends of the Earth, 2022. https://foe.org/news/usda-climate-smart-commodities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{davison2022friends, author = {Davison, Jason}, title = {{Friends of the Earth Statement in Response to USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities Announcement}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://foe.org/news/usda-climate-smart-commodities/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }