Rural Advancement Foundation International-Usa

Since our founding in 1990, RAFI (legal name: Rural Advancement Foundation International, USA) has recognized that our food system is deeply inequitable, where rural communities, their land, animals, and people, are exploited to benefit corporate power structures. Working across agricultural sectors and collaboratively through coalitions, we combine on-the-ground practical services and policy advocacy to ensure farmers have access to the tools they need to make the right choices for their farms and families, as well as for their communities and the environment.

RAFI takes a whole system approach to change through integrated program areas: Come to the Table, Farm Advocacy, Farmer Grants, Farmer Services, Farmers of Color Network, Just Foods, and Policy Advocacy.

RAFI challenges the root causes of unjust food systems, supporting and advocating for economically, racially, and ecologically just farm communities.

We envision a thriving and equitable food system where farming communities have dignity and agency; where they are supported by just policies; and where corporations and institutions are accountable to the communities they impact.

In order to advance our mission and move toward our vision, we will prioritize achieving these goals: