### Question
What does socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher mean?


### Answer
**Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 2003*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2003*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT > SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**

