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Miami-Dade County Agricultural Land Retention Study: Final Report
A study on the long-term economic outlook of the agricultural industry in Miami-Dade County, Florida and the development of recommendations to enhance the industry's economic well-being.
Contributing Authors,
as found in Introduction to the Summary and Recommendations volume.
Summary and Recommendations (complete document, 0.7 MB)
- Front Matter
- Overview (executive summary)
- Introduction
- Findings, Descriptive
- Findings, Economic Trends
- Major Factors Affecting Profitability and Sustainability of Miami-Dade Agriculture
- Trends in Production Agriculture
- Other Economic and Social Factors
Appendix A "Descriptive Overview" (complete document, 2.4 MB)
- Front Matter
- Geographic Information System
- Tropical Fruit Production
- Vegetable Production
- Commercial Ornamental Horticulture Industry
- Aquaculture
Appendix B "Economic Issues" (complete document, 5.3 MB)
- Front Matter
- Economic Impact of Agriculture
- Addendum to Economic Update: Trends
- Production Costs for Selected Crops and Analysis of Ornamental Nurseries
- Section Overview and Detailed Vegetable Budgets
- Production, Costs and Returns for Vegetable Crops
- Tropical Fruit Budgets
- Business Analysis of Ornamental Plant Nurseries
- Agricultural Land Values
- Agricultural Labor and Labor Housing Issues
- Crop Insurance Situation
Appendix C "International Trade and Marketing" (complete document 3.5 MB)
- Front Matter
- International Trade
- Review and Recommendations: Market Development Strategies
- Marketing Strategies
- Hypercommunications (communications infrastructure)
Appendix D "Survey of Growers and Agribusinesses" (complete document 5.9 MB)
- Front Matter
- Survey of Growers and Agribusinesses
- Evaluation of Negative Factors, and Policies and Infrastructure from Open-ended Questions
- Evaluation of Agri-Tourism with Semantic Difference Ratings
- Evalutations of Public Facilites and Services from Semantic Difference Ratings
- Evalutations of Public Polices and Programs from Semantic Difference Ratings
- Summary and Notes
- Verbatim Responses to Open-ended Questions
Appendix E "Major Problems and Emerging Technologies" (complete document 3.0 MB)