Drought Summit

When
01/29/2015
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
TOFGA Annual Conference Hotel, San Antonio Airport Hilton
Spaces left
66

Registration

Drought Summit Registration – $25.00

Registration is closed

Cost: $25 (If you are a producer, and this cost is burdensome, please contact Lee at admin@tofga.org or 512-656-2456)

An all-day event prior to TOFGA Annual Conference in San Antonio.

Experts from farm-based organizations

National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), Southwest
Sustainable Food Center, Austin
TOFGA and national advocates and disaster response experts
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA)
Farmers Legal Action Group (FLAG)

bring farmers, ranchers and service providers together to focus on immediate needs as well as building long-term resilience.

Goals for the Summit

to connect producers with disaster-assistance services in Texas and nationally;

to strengthen the network of disaster-assistance service providers in Texas and nationally;

to provide a space for sharing experiences and lessons learned (to date) from the ongoing Texas drought; and

to identify disaster-related service gaps and inefficiencies as well as steps to correct them.

Following the day-long summit, TOFGA will host a full slate of proactive workshops as part of their annual conference programming. These workshops will focus on building resilience (biological, social, and economic), water-related issues, and preparing for increasing weather extremes.