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W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION
FSPE—FOOD SYSTEMS PROFESSIONS EDUCATION INITIATIVE
FSPE is part of the Foundation's Food Systems and Rural Development (FSRD) initiative.
FSRD—FOOD SYSTEMS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FSRD is one of four programming areas at the Foundation. Two initiatives focus on food systems—Integrated Farm Systems and Food Systems Professions Education. The other two—Managing Information with Rural America and Mid South Delta Initiative—focus on rural development issues.
Food Systems
FSPE is one of the two food systems program initiatives. This initiative is designed to help higher education institutions develop collaborative models that link education with stakeholder groups to support healthy and viable food systems and connect them to the communities they serve. Universities and their partners work to enhance the education of food systems professionals and prepare them to handle future food systems issues.
IFS—INTEGRATED FARM SYSTEMS INITIATIVE
IFS is the other of the two food systems program initiatives. IFS deals directly with developing and promoting sustainable agriculture, including projects that explore the long-term implications, consumer behavior and public policy impacts of environment, conservation, health and food access. This initiative has supported projects which are community-based demonstrations of sustainable systems and linked these projects together through a national IFS Network.
Rural Development
MIRA—MANAGING INFORMATION WITH RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVE
MIRA is one of the two rural development initiatives. This initiative focuses on people in rural communities and their participation in building their own community development capacity and connects individuals, communities, and organizations to help them work together in new and different ways. MIRA fosters rural community economic development through information and technology tools.
MSDI—MID SOUTH DELTA INITIATIVE
MSDI is the other of the two rural development initiatives. The initiative focuses on 5 contiguous counties and parishes in eastern Arkansas, western Mississippi and northeastern Louisiana which share common geography, history, culture, resources, challenges and opportunities. MSDI is based on a shared vision to strengthen the capacity of Delta communities to create or increase their own economic opportunities.
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to see how it all fits together
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