Download or read book USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant Program and Its Effect on Business Survival and Growth written by Anil Rupasingha and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program provides grants to help farmers and ranchers add greater value for agricultural commodities. An ERS study finds that VAPGs enable recipient businesses to increase the probability of survival and provide more jobs than businesses having similar observable characteristics and employment growth histories that did not receive grants.