@article{Shange:236743,
      recid = {236743},
      author = {Shange, Raymon and Martin, Richard and Khan, Victor and  Daniels, Kwesi and Hunter, George X. and Johnson, Gwendolyn  J. and Musser, Steve and Puckett, William and Hill, Walter  A.},
      title = {EXTENDING SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION OPPORTUNITIES TO SOCIALLY  AND HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS IN THE ALABAMA BLACK  BELT TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL-LEVEL PRODUCTION},
      journal = {Professional Agricultural Workers Journal (PAWJ)},
      address = {2014},
      number = {174-2016-2163},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {This paper focuses on providing sustainable irrigation  opportunities to socially and historically disadvantaged  farmers (SHDFs). The ability to provide steady production  capacity through the use of renewable energy sources and  microirrigation is innovative, in that it demonstrated how  to develop and utilize a sustainable irrigation system in  both energy and water conservation. This venture is also  innovative in that it sought to provide SHDFs with  irrigation in a state in which irrigation in agriculture is  minimal, while at the same time, offsetting the energy  costs that normally accompany irrigation. Several farmers  are profiled in their participation in the irrigation  program. The lessons learned will provide a starting point  for a more permanent research, educational, and outreach  partnership between the United States Department of  Agriculture (USDA) and SHDF clientele. This relationship  will lead to further strengthening the relationships  between Tuskegee University and both participating farmers  and USDA agencies.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/236743},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.236743},
}