Horticulture and Marine Economics

The horticulture and marine economics program provides various clientele groups with basic and advanced tools and information involving relevant economic issues in coastal areas, the entire state, the Gulf of Mexico region, and beyond. 

CLIENTELE GROUPS - The major groups of clientele being served by this outreach program are the following:

• School Youth
• School Teachers
• Land Grant Extension Faculty and Staff
• Sea Grant Extension Faculty and Staff
• State Regulatory Agencies
• Local Government Agencies
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Food, Seafood, and Outdoor Tourism Businesses

ONLINE EVALUATION TOOLS - Different Online Valuation Tools are being developed to assess the economic impacts of this economic outreach program.

• Online Valuation Survey of the Horticulture and Marine Economics Program -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hortmarine 
• Sea Grant Economic Impacts Online Valuation -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sgeiv
• Online Valuation Survey of the Research Program on Ornamental Horticulture, Vegetables, Fruits, and Nuts  -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/smbes

IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS 

• Developing Marketing Plans for Direct-to-Customer Enterprises -- http://extension.msstate.edu/programs/enterprise-economics/developing-marketing-plans-for-direct-customer-enterprises
• Mississippi MarketMaker Training Program -- http://coastal.msstate.edu/marketmaker-workshops 

INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS - The use of the Internet and social media networks played a vital complementary function in extension programming.  

• Marine Aquaculture Economics
  • Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/HortMarine
  • Twitter -- https://twitter.com/HortMarine
  • Blog -- https://hortmarine.wordpress.com/
  • Internet -- http://coastal.msstate.edu/aquaculture
• Marine Fisheries Economics
  • Extension Seafood Economics -  http://extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/marine-resources/seafood-economics
  • Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/HortMarine
  • Twitter -- https://twitter.com/HortMarine
  • Blog -- https://hortmarine.wordpress.com/
  • Internet - http://coastal.msstate.edu/marine-fisheries-economics
• Marketing Seafood and Specialty Crops  
  • Mississippi MarketMaker  -- https://ms.foodmarketmaker.com/
  • Extension Newsletter -- http://extension.msstate.edu/newsletters/mississippi-marketmaker
  • Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/MSMarketMaker 
  • Twitter -- https://twitter.com/MS_MarketMaker
  • Blog -- http://msmarketmaker.wordpress.com/
  • Internet -- http://coastal.msstate.edu/mississippi-marketmaker
• Horticulture Economics
  • Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/HortMarine
  • Twitter -- https://twitter.com/HortMarine
  • Blog -- https://hortmarine.wordpress.com/
  • Internet - http://coastal.msstate.edu/horticulture-economics
• Disaster Economics
  • Natural Disasters -- http://coastal.msstate.edu/disaster
  • Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill --  http://gomos.msstate.edu/index.html