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About Us

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The SRDC, hosted at Mississippi State University, receives base support from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). 

Center Priorities

Mission

The Southern Rural Development Center seeks to strengthen the capacity of the region's 30 land-grant institutions to address critical contemporary rural development issues impacting the well-being of people and communities in the rural South.

Goals

  • Stimulate the formation of multi-state research teams
  • Coordinate the development and revision of educational materials and maintain a centralized repository of educational resources
  • Organize and deliver high-priority rural development research and educational workshops/conferences
  • Provide leadership for the preparation of science-based rural development policy reports
  • Build partnerships that link the South's land-grant university system with other key entities committed to rural development activities in the region

Plan of Work

FY 2023: SRDC PLAN OF WORK

Board and TOAC recommended focusing on three specific areas in the rural South in FY23. Develop Pathways to Resilient Communities Build Strategic Partnerships Mobilize Resources around Emerging Issues and Opportunities The following document outlines the Center's FY2023 plan of work, which is the result of careful input provided by the Center's TOAC and Board. As such, it delineates key activities that the SRDC will continue in FY23, as well as new efforts that it will launch in order to further advance the Center's important priorities.

FY 2022: ELEVATING RURAL COMMUNITIES

FY 2021: BUILDING BRIDGES TOWARD FUTURE PROSPERITY

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Contact and Location Information

 

U.S. Postal Address

P.O. Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Campus Mail Stop 9755

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Main Line:

(662) 325-3207

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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