Committee adopts amendments and lays over land‑access down‑payment assistance changes Rep. Anderson’s revisions to the down‑payment assistance program (HF3548) won adoption of a late A3 amendment and DE1 as amended; testimony from incubator farms, Minnesota Farmers Union, and Land Stewardship Project supported readiness requirements, timeline extensions and a 40% purchase‑price grant cap with a $20,000 cap; the bill was laid over for further work between authors.

House File 3548 is set to transform land access for beginning and underrepresented farmers with new amendments that could change the future of agriculture in Minnesota.

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#MN #CitizenPortal #AccessToLand #RuralDevelopment #MinnesotaFarmers #EconomicSupport

Professor Jun Borras' analysis (one of the world's most renowned academics on land issues) on the importance, objectives and conclusions of the recent International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development ICARRD+20 👉 https://www.tni.org/en/article/icarrd20-and-the-emerging-global-coalition-behind-the-4rs #ICARRD20

Professor Jun Borras' analysis (one of the world's most renowned academics on land issues) on the importance, objectives and conclusions of the recent International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development ICARRD+20
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ICARRD+20 #LaViaCampesina AGRARIAN REFORM FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES The 4 mutually reinforcing axes of an integral reform (4R): • Redistribution • Restitution • Recognition • Regulation 👉 https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/02/icarrd20-briefing-note-redistribution-restitution-recognition-and-regulation-as-the-four-mutually-reinforcing-axes-of-an-integral-reform #LaViaCampesina #ICARRD20 #LandForLife #AgrarianReformNOW #land #AccessToLand #RightToLand #UNDROP #PeasantsRights #ViaCampesina

ICARRD+20 #LaViaCampesina
AGRARIAN REFORM
FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES
The 4 mutually reinforcing axes of an integral reform (4R):
• Redistribution
• Restitution
• Recognition
• Regulation
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Rural Resilience Caravan to Return to Plessé, France | Agricultural and Rural Convention On 27 - 30 November, the Rural Resilience Gathering 2025 will take place in Plessé, France, co-organised by ARC2020 and elected representatives of Plessé together with a whole host of partners active ...

The Rural Resilience Gathering 2025 will take place in Plessé, France! Organised by ARC and elected representatives of Plessé, we'll convene partners active in #Agroecology, #AccessToLand and #FoodSovereignty at this crucial moment for Europe's rural areas. Event info: www.arc2020.eu/rural-resili...

A European Land Observatory - What’s In Sight? | Agricultural and Rural Convention Despite moves towards simplification, a Land Observatory is coming this summer. What’s more, there is broad consensus from both the Commission and farming organisations on the need for some more harmo...

As pressures on land access and use intensify across Europe, a major initiative is taking shape : the European Land Observatory. Independent media outlet @arc2020.bsky.social explores the goals, challenges and prospects in a detailed article #accesstoland

👉 www.arc2020.eu/a-european-l...

Bosnia and Herzegovina | Who Owns Agricultural Land? | Agricultural and Rural Convention “Who owns agricultural land” is never an easy question. In post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, multi-layer governance adds another dimension of complexity. Farmland is disappearing as landscapes—and the ...

#AccessToLand is complicated at the best of times 😶 New research by @katkusic.bsky.social breaks down the complex topic of land ownership in post-war #BiH
www.arc2020.eu/bosnia-and-h... @landmatrix.bsky.social

Just in case you're interested in farming.
There is a Romanian organisation - #ALPA - developping small scale farming and is looking for future new farmers.

#agriculture #sustainableagriculture #biodiversity #smallscalefarming #agroecology #meetalpa #bioregion #Kalotaszeg #romania #accesstoland