An Assessment of the Economic Impact of Firms Assisted By the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Center

Ann Ulmer, Rodney Holcomb, Michael D. Woods, Charles V. Willoughby and Daniel S. Tilley

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2005, vol. 36, issue 3, 9

Abstract: The evolution of value-added centers at land-grant universities, along with the recent development of numerous Ag Innovation Centers, has been viewed as a sign of a shifting emphasis to value-added agriculture research and technical assistance efforts. The entities that fund these centers, be they state or federal government, have a vested interest in the economic impacts of these centers. However, evaluating the efforts of a public good is not always an easy task. An economic-impact study of the Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) was conducted to assess the total economic impacts of the firms assisted by the FAPC on Oklahoma's economy. A telephone survey was used to collect the necessary data and IMPLAN was used to estimate direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.27761

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