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Women, and ethnic and racial minorities, fill many roles in agriculture. They are farmers and farm workers, ranchers, agricultural researchers, educators and agri-business people.

U.S. Statistics on Women and Minorities on Farms and in Rural Areas
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Links to USDA Census of Agriculture and Economic Research Service data, tables and reports.

National Agricultural Workers Survey
U.S. Department of Labor. Employment and Training Administration.
Report documents agricultural workers' national origin, age, gender and their right to work legally in the United States as well as their family status and living arrangements, income and poverty and legal status. Based on data from The National Agricultural Workers Survey, 2001-2002.

Outreach Programs
USDA. Farm Service Agency.
Programs, contacts and links for special audiences: African American, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Hispanic American/Hispano Americanos, Native American, and Women.

Agricultural Health and Safety Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Current Research and Perspectives
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
In follow up to the 1989 report, Agriculture at Risk: A Report to the Nation, this study reviews more recent data looking at occupational safety issues specific to Hispanic, African-American, Caribbean and Haitian and Native American minorities.

Last Modified: Sep 8, 2009

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