PROGRAMMING AREAS

   Community Capacity Building

   Regional Economic Development

   Entrepreneurship

   Local & Regional Food Systems

   Balanced Use of Natural Resources

   Other

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

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Small Farm Clusters
Project Publications

RDP 26, Agricultural and Food Industry Clusters in the Northeast U.S.: Technical Report. Stephan J. Goetz, Martin Shields and Qiuyan (Cindy) Wang, November 2004. [pdf]
Industry Targeting/Industry Clusters Workshop Draft Research Papers and Slide Shows
Orlando, FL, December 2-3, 2004. [pdf]
Goetz, Stephan J. and Anil Rupasingha, "High-Tech Industry Clustering: Implications for Rural Areas," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84, 5 (December 2002): 1229-36.
Industry Clusters and Profitability, PowerPoint Presentation prepared for the 2007 ESCOP Meeting, Philadelphia, PA [pdf]
Northeast Food Subindustry Cluster Maps, Qiuyan (Cindy) Wang [pdf]
"Formation of Small Farm Clusters: Examples from the Northeast," Draft prepared for the Agrifoodies for Action Miniconference, part of the 2008 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Manchester, NH (July 28-31, 2008) [pdf] [slide show]
 
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The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.

USDA-NIFA logo The Center receives core funds from USDA-NIFA and the Northeastern Regional
Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors.