### Question
Can you define what socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher means?


### Answer
**Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 2279*:

> a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2279*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 55-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

