Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Current News
The U.S Department of Agriculture announced open nominations for one urban producer on the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee on October 30, 2024. Nominations will be open to the public until November 29, 2024. Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals for membership, including self-nominations. See the Members page for more details on how to become a member.
Background | Members | Meetings | Resources | Contact
The Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee (UAIPAC) is one of several ways that USDA is extending support and building frameworks to support urban agriculture, including issues of equity, climate resilience and nutrition access.
The 2018 Farm Bill directed USDA to create this committee to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the development of policies and outreach relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production practices as well as identify any barriers to urban agriculture.
Twelve members are appointed the Committee for one to three-year terms by the Secretary of Agriculture. The members represent a diverse set of expertise including urban production, innovative production, higher education, non-profit, finance, business and economic development, supply chain, and other areas related to urban, indoor, and other emerging agriculture production practices.
The Committee will host public meetings to deliberate on advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on ways USDA can support urban agriculture and innovative production.
Fact Sheet: Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Meetings
The Committee will meet, online or in-person, at least three times a year. Meetings are open to the public with advance registration.
- 2024 Meetings
October 23, 2024
July 11, 2024
- Federal Register Notice
- July 11, 2024 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 180 KB)
- July 11, 2024 Meeting Minutes | En Español
April 10, 2024
- Federal Register Notice
- April 10, 2024 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 256 KB)
- April 10, 2024 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 476 KB) | En Español (PDF, 491 KB)
January 31, 2024
- Federal Register Notice
- January 31, 2024 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 245 KB)
- January 31, 2024 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 426 KB) | En Español (PDF, 439 KB)
- 2023 Meetings
November 29, 2023
- Federal Register Notice
- November 29, 2023 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 214 KB)
- Meeting recording
- Public Written Comments
- November 29, 2023 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 308 KB) | En Español (PDF, 318 KB)
August 1, 2023
- August 1, 2023 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 400 KB) | En Español (PDF, 403 KB)
- August 1, 2023 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 249 KB)
- Meeting Recording
- Public Written Comments
- Federal Register Notice
April 18, 2023
- April 18, 2023 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 253 KB)
- April 18, 2023 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 477 KB) | En Español (PDF, 497 KB)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Recording
- Public Written Comments
February 23, 2023
- 2022 Meetings
November 29, 2022
- Federal Register Notice
- News Release
- Public Written Comments
- November 29, 2022 Meeting Agenda (PDF, 261 KB)
- November 29, 2022 Meeting Recording
- November 29, 2022 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 476 KB) | En Espanol (PDF, 486 KB)
August 5, 2022
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda (PDF, 231 KB)
- Presentation (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Meeting recording
- August 5, 2022 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 492 KB) | En Espanol (PDF, 531 KB)
- Public Written Comments
March 23-24, 2022
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda (PDF, 128 KB)
- Presentation (PPTX, 31.0 MB)
- Public Written Comments
- March 24, 2022 Meeting Recording
- March 23, 2022 Meeting Recording
- March 23-24, 2022 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 482 KB)
Contact Us
For questions and additional information, email: UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisoryCommittee@usda.gov
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