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Product Name
The Essential Links project
Project Description
The Essential Links program was intended to connect agriculture and food business leaders to help address and solve common industry problems and promote technology-driven solutions. The project created a website to continue supporting communication and collaboration between an existing network of food, beverage and agriculture industries.
The Essential Links project also assisted with the development of an International Photonics, Food and Agriculture Conference. During the conference, a wide variety of speakers presented the latest solutions to solve various agribusiness problems. Attendees represented a variety of academic, government and industry institutions. The project also convened a meeting of agriculture and food business leaders to address workforce challenges, recruitment and training needs.
Outcome from Using the Product
- Identify the benefit(s) users will derive from replicating the product.
- Foster connections between agriculture and food business leaders to improve communication, business practices and solve specific industrial challenges
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“We expect the impact (from trianing through Wired) to be a revitalization of the local economy, a retraining of our workforce to take advantage of new employment opportunities, new sectors such as clean technology and green technology. And I think a revitalized small business community that basically can provide a source for many of the new jobs to be created in this economy over the next few years.” Dr.William Destler, President Rochester Institute of Technology
Strategic Outcomes
To be supported by Finger Lakes Wired initiatives
- Increase job growth relative to national average
- Increase average wages relative to national average
- Increase retention of 20-34 age workers
- Adoption of a regional identity resulting in collaborative networking and communication in support of regional economic strategies
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