REDUCING FOOD SAFETY RISK AT FARM LEVEL

OSP proposes to conduct a food safety education and outreach project with the goal of providing the tools and skills needed for these underserved farmers, to produce safe and healthy foods, as well as, increase their knowledge of food safety regulations.Objectives: The objectives of this project are to:Increase the knowledge of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers on food safety regulations.Enhance the skills and abilities of the socially disadvantaged farmer to produce safe and healthy foods by adopting environmentally sound healthy foods production practices. (Good Agricultural Practices - GAP)Improve the knowledge and skills for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to produce safe and healthy value-added products. (Good Handling Practices - GHP).