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SUPPORTING AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH CAROLINARon Fish

Agribusiness Development

NCDA & CS

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Goal: To increase the profitability of family farms through support for value-added agricultural enterprises.

Direct assistance through:• Client consultations• Financial and technical resources• Identification of infrastructure support• Intra-Agency cooperation

Successful Projects

Blue Ridge Food Ventures, Buncombe Co. Foothills Pilot Plant, McDowell Co.Natural Blends Vegetable Dehydration, Pitt Co.Sanderson Farms, Poultry Plant, Lenoir & Robeson Co.Stamey Farms, Ice Cream & Yogurt, Iredell Co.Piedmont Custom Meats, Caswell Co.

INCREASING WEALTH THROUGH VALUE-ADDED

PRODUCTION

• Farm Cash Receipts (2012) $11.7 billion

• Agribusiness Industry (2012) $78 billion

• Value-Added Portion $66.3 billion

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GROWTH SECTORS

• Food & Beverage Processing

• Exports

• Agricultural Biotechnology

• Produce

• Specialty Meats

• Biofuels and BioEnergy

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SUPPORTING VALUE-ADDED

• Infrastructure Development (co-packers, highways, ports, natural gas, etc…)

• Production Assistance (research & education)

• Marketing Assistance (GTBNC programs)

• Investment Capital (loans & venture funds)

• Incentives (tax credits, grants, etc…)

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NCDA & CS RESOURCES• State Operated Farmers Markets• Horticultural Marketing Specialist• Livestock Marketing Specialist• Agritourism Office• Aquaculture Consultants• “Got To Be NC” Marketing Programs• Food and Drug Protection Division• Meat and Poultry Inspection Division• Agribusiness Development • International Marketing• Regional Agronomists

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AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Ron Fish – Assistant Director, Agribusiness Development, 919-707-3119 • Annette Dunlap – General Agribusiness, Eastern NC, 919-707-

3117• Annie Baggett -Agritourism, 919-707-3120• Debra Sloan - Agribusiness/Aquaculture, Western NC, 828-524-

1264• Pete Anderson - Agribusiness/Aquaculture, Eastern, NC, 252-633-1477• Bob Grooms – General Agribusiness, Western NC, 828-514-0329

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