Agribusiness Development Corporation

The Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) is a state agency that acquires, manages, and develops agricultural lands to promote commercial farming in Hawaii. ตัดสินใจเกี่ยวกับabout leasing state agricultural lands, developing irrigation infrastructure, and supporting new and existing farmers through land access programs. The ADC plays a central role in transitioning former plantation lands into diversified agriculture.

The ADC's land leasing and infrastructure decisions ส่งผลกระทบโดยตรงต่อ who gets to farm in Hawaii and what food is grown locally. Aspiring farmers, existing agricultural businesses, and ผู้อยู่อาศัยที่ care about local food security สามารถมีส่วนร่วมผ่าน the corporation's การประชุมสาธารณะ and lease application processes.