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 In 2023 Climate Smart Agriculture we still see discrimination and non-inclusion in the equitable distribution of funding and resources, outreach, and technical assistance for BIPOC especially Socially Disadvantaged Underserved Black Farmers.Our Goals and Commitments at Producers1 Agriculture Group and Sustainable Solutions are as follow:1. Bring awareness and advocate the need for more inclusion and diversity in climate smart areas: By partnering and collaborating with alike minded organizations and individuals2. Scale adoption of climate smart practices among BIPOC: Climate -smart agriculture is a pathway towards development and food security built on three pillars: Increasing productivity and incomes, enhancing resilience of livelihoods and ecosystems, reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere3. Defining farmers' goals: Create initiatives to work with BIPOC farmers by starting with understanding the goals of the different farm household members, and identifying how on-farm diversification can contribute to these goals.4. Assessment of enabling factors: By determining the feasibility and potential of on-farm diversification options that are essential to their BIPOC needs. Farmers are more willing to select, evaluate, and implement new diversification strategies in the context of an enabling environments that are consisting of support from farmer organizations, private and public extension services, as well as access to funding, credit, insurance, and markets.5. Assessment of disabling factors: relies on successful adoption of on-farm diversification strategies which depends on the extent to which BIPOC farmers have the possibility, capability and are willing to invest in labor, financial capital, and learning new skills.