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Creating microfarm loan program

Tex. Agric. Code tit. 3, ch. 44A (2011).

Last Visited 3/31/26
Policy Summary

This law authorizes the Texas agricultural finance authority to establish a loan fund for “supporting established and proposed urban farm microenterprises in urban areas by providing loans to expand, modernize, or otherwise improve the established microenterprises and to begin operation of proposed microenterprises.” The loans may go up to $25k for startup costs or $50k for expansion and improvement. Money cannot come from the state, but can come from the federal government, local governments, or private-sector funders.

State Texas
Jurisdiction Name Texas
Jurisdiction Type state
Food System Topics
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Policymaking Process
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