Goal: New Mexico Food Safety Strong (NMFSS) will increase and improve the sustainability of food safety knowledge and quality assurance to food growers and small processors throughout New Mexico.Objectives: Objective 1: Expand Food Safety Training to new audiences: small-scale food processors/value-added businesses and entrepreneurs.Objective 2: Provide in-person and online Food Training and technical assistance to a minimum of 90 small-scale food processors/value-added business owners or operators.Objective 3: Increase of 50 additional food producers and processors in the Approved Supplier Program, especially harder-to-reach, small-scale producers/processors.Objective 4: Improve Food Safety Capacity and access to food safety resources of at least five Food Hubs and aggregators.Objective 5: Increase five additional lead trainers or apprentice/co-trainers from the food hubs to the existing NMFMA Food Safety Training Network (FSTN).
NEW MEXICO FOOD SAFETY STRONG
Objective
Investigators
Chester, J.
Institution
RIO GRANDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
Start date
2023
End date
2026
Funding Source
Project number
NM.W-2023-03032
Accession number
1030951