; (ii) increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities; and (iii) promote comprehensive responses to local food, food access, farm, and nutrition issues; or (B) to meet specific State, local, or neighborhood food and agricultural needs, including needs relating to— (i) equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project; (ii) planning for long-term solutions; or (iii) the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking $9,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 . (e) Community facilities direct loan and grant program With respect to the community facilities direct loan and grant program, the Secretary shall include urban farmers, producers, or ranchers as eligible entities for purposes of— (1) loans under subpart A of part 1942 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) grants under subpart B of part 3570 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 8. Improving agricultural reporting (a) Evaluation of farmers’ markets in census of agriculture Section 2(a) of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204g(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Inclusion of farmers’ markets Effective beginning with the first census of agriculture conducted after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall include as part of each census of agriculture— (A) an evaluation of the state of farmers’ markets in the United States, including information regarding the size, location, operational capacity, and geographic dispersion of farmers’ markets and types of food products sold (both in terms of product diversity and sales locations) through farmers’ markets