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A Review of Value-Added Centers: Objectives, Structures, Staffing, and Funding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Rodney B. Holcomb  and
Aaron Johnson
Rodney B. Holcomb
Affiliation:
Food Studies with the Food & Agricultural Products Center at, Oklahoma State University
Aaron Johnson
Affiliation:
Food Innovation Center at , Oregon State University
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Abstract

Value-added centers have been established in many states. These centers vary greatly in objectives, operational structures, staffing, and funding. This paper uses examples of several centers and programs, with a specific emphasis on three centers, to provide a better understanding of value-added centers and their operations.

Keywords

agribusinessmultidisciplinaryplanningvalue-addedL3O1Q0
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , August 2007 , pp. 401 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2007

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