Under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI), states may allocate up a portion of funding to Supply Chain Coordination activities to build state-level capacity including:
- Assessing supply chain needs and opportunities in the state to benefit agricultural producers, expand product offerings for consumers, expand processing options and capacity, facilitate cooperative solutions to bottlenecks, and plan for best use to meet needs and build opportunities through Infrastructure Grants;
- Providing innovative, yet practical, planning for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storage, transportation, wholesaling, or distribution of food;
- Developing or facilitating general informational websites, webinars, conferences, trainings, plant tours, and field days; and
- Business assistance, including business plan development for processed products, strategic planning assistance, and distribution and supply chain innovation.
SCDA is working to create an online portal tool to help link producers, distributors, buyers, and more. By visualizing key players within the agriculture industry, this tool will make it easier for local producers to showcase their products and certifications for buyers to find fresh, local products, as well as for producers to learn more about what is needed to scale their operations to meet market demands.
Project updates will be posted to this page.
For more information, please email:
cafeportal@scda.sc.gov
