Local food and farm program.

1. The local food and farm program coordinator, with advice from the local food and farm program council, shall develop and administer a local food and farm program necessary to carry out the purpose and goals of this chapter as provided in section 267A.1 . 2. In administering the program, the coordinator may sponsor and fund projects that do any of the following: a. Improve communication and cooperation between and among farmers, food entrepreneurs, and consumers. b. Improve communication between and among government agencies, public universities and community colleges, organizations, and private-sector firms working on local food and farm-related issues. c. Demonstrate the value of processing, distributing, and marketing local foods. A demonstration project must be capable of being replicated on a statewide basis. 2011 Acts, ch 128, §32, 60 ; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §29 Referred to in §267A.5