Supporting local farmers & small businesses

Help us serve the community

OUR MISSION

Support and promote Asian American business owners in the Central California region by providing community resources on business development and sustained success.

OUR SERVICES

Development & Sustainabilty

Technical Assistance

Outreach & Education

We can help you start or grow your business.

Asians are the third most common ethnicity among farmers in Fresno County.

Even during the most prosperous years for farm income, numerous small farms struggle to turn a profit. In 2020, the median off-farm income reached $67,873. For households managing commercial farms, the median income from farming in the same year was $164,362. (USDA)

OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT

Asian Owned Businesses

  581  

Grants Awarded

  $3M  

 202 Tons 

Produce Distributed

Data gathered from 2020 to 2023

Together we can invest and sustain Asian farmers & businesses.

OUR COMMUNITY

How you can help us help others?

Will you help us fulfill our mission?

Compared to their mainstream counterparts, Asian farmers and businesses are regarded as one of the most underserved groups. Help us achieve our mission of investing and sustaining them by doing one or more of the following:

  • Purchase directly from our farmers

  • Advocate for Central Valley small farmers

  • Share your knowledge and resources

  • Become a partner or sponsor

“ABIRC has helped me prolong my farming career. They provide resources necessary to give us ideas and knowledge to keep on farming. They help not just me as an individual but the overall farming community.”

Bee Vang, BA Farms

OUR VALUED PARTNERS

We collaborate with great organizations in the Central Valley. Our partners help us create possibilities into realities.

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Our Latest News

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CUSP Round 2 Application Now Open
CUSP Round 2 Application Now Open

ABIRC is happy to announce that we are currently accepting applications for our second round of funding from now until Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 5:00PM Pacific Time.

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ABIRC Receives Grant from the CDFA
ABIRC Receives Grant from the CDFA

ABIRC awarded a grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture for farmers growing Asian specialty crops.

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ABIRC Receives Grant From the USDA
ABIRC Receives Grant From the USDA

The Asian Business Institute and Resource Center (ABIRC) is pleased to share that it has been awarded a three-year grant, in the amount of $381,166.00, from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.

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