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State Advisory Council ANR/CRD

State Advisory Council ANR/CRD. 14 October 2010. Strategic Priorities. To strengthen the economy through profitable, sustainable, and safe food, forest, and green industry systems. To protect the environment and natural resources.

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State Advisory Council ANR/CRD

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  1. State Advisory CouncilANR/CRD 14 October 2010

  2. Strategic Priorities • To strengthen the economy through profitable, sustainable, and safe food, forest, and green industry systems. • To protect the environment and natural resources. • To empower youth and families to lead healthier lives and become community leaders.

  3. Revision of Objectives in ANR/CRD • Profitable and Sustainable Agriculture Systems • Emerging Agricultural, BioEnergy and Value-added Enterprises) • Local Food Systems • Safety and Security of our Food and Farm Systems • Urban and Consumer Agriculture

  4. Revision of Objectives in ANR/CRD • Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Sustainability • Energy Conservation

  5. Revision of Objectives in ANR/CRD • Community and Rural Development • Planning, Partnership, and Policy-Making • Disaster Education, Mitigation, Preparedness and Collaboration

  6. Metrics and Impact • Need data we are confident about • Number of people involved • Economic impact • Social impact • Environmental impact • Need methodology to collect the data

  7. Metrics and Impact • Specialists have been asked to articulate one or two major practices or behavior changes they would deem most significant in the coming year • Provide with that information the economic value associated with implementation of the practice

  8. Metrics and Impact • Evaluation tools

  9. Selected Impacts • Value to target audience $198 million • Volunteers 49,834 • Volunteer value $16.8 million • Face to Face 1.9 million • Non Face to Face 4.4 million • Certifications 20,942

  10. A&T Cooperative Extension Program Report to SAC, 2010

  11. Quality Programs • Quality programs are attuned to, aligned with and contribute to organizational objectives. • Quality programs contribute to organizational accountability. • Quality programs have consistency across the system.

  12. Relevant and Responsive • Meet the needs of the organization • Meet the needs of the county • Address real problems that people face • Anticipate emerging issues • Targeted priority programs are those that are important at both the county level and state level.

  13. Realistic • Answers the question, “Does the organization have the capacity, resources and expertise.” • Answers the question, “Is CE the dominant and best positioned player to address the problem.”

  14. Quality Programs • Quality programming is built on an informed and holistic framework that considers the desired outcomes and creates a model for achieving them.

  15. CEP ANR/CRD Reporting • CEP agents need to have a plan of work that reflects the CEP strategic plan and direction of our program. • CEP agents need to report on a limited number of measures of progress that support our strategic plan and provide accountability for our organization.

  16. Program Direction • Sustainable and profitable agriculture • Local food systems and food security • Farm and food safety • Natural resources conservation and environmental sustainability • Leadership Development • Planning, Partnerships and Policy Making

  17. Emerging Issues • Organizational accountability • Food security • Water quality and quantity • Environmental sustainability • Land use planning/farm preservation • Energy conservation

  18. Opportunities for Integrated Programs • Local Food Systems (Sustainable Community-based Food Systems) • Food Security • Food Safety • Planning, Partnerships and Policy • Energy Conservation

  19. Energy Conservation • Number of participants engaging in best management practices related to energy use/conservation for homes, businesses, agricultural industries, governments • Resulting value of energy cost savings and reduction in CO2 • Structural or behavioral changes resulting from of conducting an energy audits and resulting energy cost savings

  20. Funded Projects 2010 • $2.7 Million • A&T CEP Specialists welcome county partners in proposals for projects in coming years.

  21. Specialists • Michelle Eley – CRD • Niki Whitley – Animal Science • Joshua Idassi – Natural Resources • John O’Sullivan – Local Food Systems • Jimo Ibrahim – Farm Safety • Keith Baldwin - Horticulture

  22. Discussion What are the meaningful impacts at the local level?

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