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The draft report states that the state faces an \u201cagricultural land inequity crisis\u201d that can\u2019t be solved without addressing past and continued harms against groups based on \u201crace, ethnicity, gender, class, and citizenship status.\u201d Specific examples include the forced farm labor of Native youth until the 1860s and state laws that prevented Black families from living in prime agricultural areas, in place until the 1940s.<\/p>\n
The report includes six policy recommendations, including: prioritize Tribal stewardship and land return; fund and incentivize land acquisition for priority producers and land stewards; and preserve farmland while prioritizing equitable access and stewardship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese efforts hold potential to benefit all Californians by fostering a more resilient and just food system through strengthening local, diverse food economies and sustaining healthy natural and working lands,\u201d the authors wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n