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Sam Cobb is one of many date farmers in the Coachella Valley. He might be the only Black date farmer in the US, according to the Black Farmers Index.

Help The Black Farmer’s Index Combat Food Insecurity And Agricultural Inequity. In just under five years, The Index has gained momentum.

There were 46,738 agricultural producers who identified as Black in 2022, according to census data from the United States Department of Agriculture. That's just 1.4% of 3.4 million producers.