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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT ISTO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE U.S. SMALL RUMINANT INDUSTRY, IMPROVE PRODUCERS' QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. WE DEVELOPED OUR OBJECTIVES BASED ON OUR INTERACTIONS WITH PRODUCERS, RESEARCHERS, EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS THROUGH SURVEYS AND CONVERSATIONS. THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY. TWO SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES HELP ACHIEVE OUR GOAL.EXAMINE THE CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED SHEEP AND GOAT MEAT USING A CHOICE EXPERIMENT.DEVELOP A RIGOROUS ECONOMIC MODEL TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL SOCIAL-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE SMALL RUMINANT INDUSTRY IN MISSOURI USING IMPLAN SOFTWARE.

$299,974FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Lincoln University, Lincoln University

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT ISTO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE U.S. SMALL RUMINANT INDUSTRY, IMPROVE PRODUCERS' QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. WE DEVELOPED OUR OBJECTIVES BASED ON OUR INTERACTIONS WITH PRODUCERS, RESEARCHERS, EXTENSION SPECIALISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS THROUGH SURVEYS AND CONVERSATIONS. THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY. TWO SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES HELP ACHIEVE OUR GOAL.EXAMINE THE CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED SHEEP AND GOAT MEAT USING A CHOICE EXPERIMENT.DEVELOP A RIGOROUS ECONOMIC MODEL TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL SOCIAL-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE SMALL RUMINANT INDUSTRY IN MISSOURI USING IMPLAN SOFTWARE. · GrantIndex