Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center
ORCID
Posadas: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-0698; Blythe: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2408-2162
MSU Affiliation
Extension Service (MSUES); Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES); Coastal Research and Extension Center; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Creation Date
2026-06-30
Abstract
This paper summarizes the estimates of the total changes in sales, expenses, and income of participants of the horticulture research and extension programs at the Mississippi State University— Coastal Research and Extension Center for the past five years. Major items outline the estimation procedures for the past five years. The average annual values were used in estimating the total economic impacts of added gross sales, expenses, and incomes of participants in horticulture events. The cumulative total impacts reach USD 8.7 million in sales, 76 jobs, USD 1.4 million in labor income, USD 2.4 million in value-added, and USD 0.4 million in local, state, and federal taxes. In addition, the total willingness to pay for the horticulture program by the adult participants reached USD 1.8 million. In comparison, the annual public spending on the horticulture program averaged USD 1.4 million, creating additional substantial economic impacts to the region.
Publication Date
8-9-2021
Publication Title
Horticulturae
Publisher
MDPI
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
© 2021 by the authors
Recommended Citation
Posadas, B. C., Knight, P. R., Stafne, E. T., Coker, C. E. H., Bachman, G., DelPrince, J., Langlois, S. A., & Blythe, E. K. (2021). Economic Impacts of Horticulture Research and Extension at MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center. Horticulturae, 7(8), 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7080236
