An Entrepreneurial Approach to Design Create Implement and Promote Successful Strategies for SRDC ChyiLyi Kathleen Liang Professor of Entrepreneurship and Applied Economics The University of Vermont ID: 515038
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Dream WeaverAn Entrepreneurial Approach to Design, Create, Implement, and Promote Successful Strategies for SRDC
Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen) Liang
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Applied Economics
The University of Vermont
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Community Development and Applied EconomicsSlide2
Introduction – Personal and Professional BackgroundPath of Career DevelopmentLeadership ExperiencesVision for SRDCPlan of WorkChallenges and Opportunities
As a Faculty
As a Director for SRDC
Presentation OutlineSlide3
Personal and Professional Background
TaiwanSlide4
Land area: 12,456 sq mi (32,261 sq
km); 70% mountains
Population (
2012
est.):
23,234,936
Key industries: Manufacturing, Tourism, AgricultureSlide5Slide6
PhD and MS – Purdue University, Agricultural Economics General Equilibrium Modeling, Fertilizer Tax Simulation,
Nonpoint Pollution, FINPACK/EPIC/IMPLAN
The first Ag Econ Graduate Instructor to teach
Business Statistics
at Krannert Graduate School of Business, and won
Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award
BS – National Taiwan University, Agricultural Economics
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Tourism and Nuclear Power Plants,
National Seashore Preservation and EvaluationPath of Career DevelopmentSlide7
University of Nebraska, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff, NebraskaResearch and Extension – economic analysis, experimental design
winter wheat, sunflower, alfalfa, corn, soybean, livestock, buffalo + prairie dogs, dry edible beans, water distribution for irrigation
Teaching
– Agricultural Economics, joint appointment with Western Nebraska Community College
Path of Career DevelopmentSlide8Slide9
Program LeaderChair, Technical Advisory CommitteeAccomplishments
More collaborative initiatives
More grants and projectsMore outreach activities
Leadership Experiences
Northeast Regional Center for Rural DevelopmentSlide10
Vermont Farms AssociationInvent Vermont, LLCCamp Uncommon GroundRural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (youth)Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEA) – CWAE and Early Career Mentoring Program
Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Association for American University WomenSmall Business InstituteEconomic Development Coalition – VT and New England
Leadership Experiences
Stakeholders and Professional OrganizationsSlide11
Comparison of State and Regional Initiatives
Needs and Priorities
Culture
Endowment
Capacity
Infrastructure
Opportunities
Social Characteristics
Economic Characteristics
Ecological CharacteristicsPolitical CharacteristicsIssues and Concerns for Rural AmericaSlide12
Be the “go-to” agency for Rural Development in the RegionInitiate Team Driven solutions for rural development
M
aintain existing relationships and identify new institutional relationships that enhance rural developmentCoordinate land grant, agency and organizations
to find
creative solutions
Vision for SRDCSlide13
Phase 1Inventory existing programsMeet with and discuss the needs of the region with stakeholders, constituents and others at the grassroots
Continue relevant existing programs
Define gaps and overlapsIdentify new programs and initiatives that meet the needs of the region
Prioritize existing and new programs and initiatives
Complete assessment
tools, in measurable terms, to determine impact of programsSlide14
Phase 2Develop solution-oriented
initiatives and programs consistent with needs of the region
Develop collaborative discussion and activities with existing and newly identified partners
Promote Center proposed initiatives to land grant institutions, agencies, and other organizations in the
region
Identify and apply for funding to enhance Center’s functions and services
Incentivize existing and newly identified partners to achieve creative and innovative solutions Assess impacts of initiatives and programs in measurable termsSlide15
Phase 3Continue to develop and prioritize initiatives
and programs consistent with needs of the region
Develop, maintain, and expand collaborative efforts with existing and newly identified partnersContinue to promote Center initiatives to land grant institutions, agencies, and other organizations in the
region and across regions
Identify and apply for funding to enhance Center’s functions and services
Offer more incentives to existing
and newly identified partners to achieve creative and innovative solutions
Continue assessment activitiesSlide16
Inventory Northeast members 2010-2011
Identify new initiatives, partners, and opportunities
Prioritize initiatives, services, and functions
Create new website
Develop assessment indicators
Offer Center’s Scholars Program
Identify funding opportunities
Build creative teams
Create new collaborative teams
Apply for more fundingUpdate newsletter and social mediaExpand joint services and functionsExpand Center’s Scholars ProgramDevelopment of the Northeast Regional CenterSlide17
Examples of Integrated ProgramsMultifunctional Agriculture in the United States
Project Funded by USDA AFRI
Program, No
2011-67023-30106 (7/2011-6/2014
)
Co PI –
Mary
Ahearn (USDA ERS),
Jason
Brown (Federal Reserve), and Stephan Goetz (Penn State University) BackgroundThere has been a significant change in the farming activities among small and medium sized farms in the United States (USDA, 2012). About 60% of the farms were very small, generating gross cash farm income of less than $10,000 annually (USDA, 2012)The number of small farms, particularly the non-commercial farms, has slowly increased since 2002 (USDA, 2012), and many of them are engaged in multifunctional operations.There has been limited information to assess farms’ contribution to community viability beyond traditional production of food and fiber. Slide18
Objectives
To design a framework to study multifunctional agriculture in New England and other regions in the U. S.
To examine the relationship between the multifunctional agriculture and farm
profile, entrepreneurial characteristics, financial situations, reasons, challenges, risks, networks, expectations, and future outlook.
To integrate multiple sources of information to conduct research at state, regional, and national levels.
Primary field surveys (producer , enterprise, institution, and consumers), Census
, National Agricultural Statistic Services, USDA Agricultural Risk Management
Survey
Stakeholders, researchers, extension educators, service providers, USDA experts, community organizations (non-profit and for-profit), and government agencies at local, state, and national levels.Slide19
Findings and Work in Progress
Top reasons for farmers to choose multifunctional operations – income, connection with customers and community, promotion and education, health care.
The
major issues for farmers
- access
to labor, financing, working capital,
markets,
and customers
education, training, financial and risk management, user friendly tools for marketing, and reaching the balance between accessibility, affordability, and availability.Multifunctional agriculture has significant impacts on state economic development, not at regional level.We need better information to represent local and regional characteristics by sectors for rural areas.We need to find a better way to compare and consolidate different sources of information representing enterprises and individual households at state and regional level.Slide20
USDA Foundational Program, Entrepreneurship Division (UVM, CUNY, OSU, PSU, UMD East Shore)
Understanding
and Designing Long-Term Resilience in the US Food
System: the Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in
Supporting
Regional Food
Networks $500,000 July 2014 – June 2017
USDA Foundational
Program, Rural
Development Division (UNH and UMaine)Sustaining and Enhancing Local Agriculture in Rural Areas: Assessing Key Producer and Consumer Issues in Northern New England$500,000 July 2014 – June 2017USDA Foundational Program, Small and Medium Sized Farm Division (UVM and other 5 institutions)Examining Farm Labor Decisions on Long-term Profitability and Farm Enterprise Development $500,000 July 2014 – June 2017Design and Implement New IdeasSlide21
National Science Foundation (with Dartmouth College)Biophysical
and Social Interdependence of Integrated Food
Energy Systems$700,000 July 2014 – June 2019
USDA Food Security Conference Grant (
UVM and the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development)
Enhancing
food security and rural
viability through
innovative food system practices and
opportunities $50,000 2014-2015Design and Implement New Ideas(Under Review)Slide22
Networks for Collaborations and Interdisciplinary Approach
HawaiiSlide23Slide24
Listen, observe, and learn from others; and ask a lot of questions
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btain teamwork and consensus building activities; and offer support and guidance
V
alue and respect diversity of individuals, ideas,
and contributions
Evaluate and explain objectives and priorities, delegate tasks to other people, and reward good performance
How I OperateSlide25
Challenges and Opportunities
As a Faculty
Goals and Objectives – personal and institutional
Priorities – personal and institutional
Flexibility
Choices and Alternatives
As a Director
Goals and Objectives – SRDC
Priorities – SRDC
Time Management and CommitmentCollaboration and NetworksExplicit Leadership and Mentoring PositionDesire, Discipline, Determination Dream Comes True!Slide26
Dream WeaverAn Entrepreneurial Approach to Design, Implement, and Promote Successful Integrated Programs
Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen) Liang
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Applied Economics
The University of Vermont
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Community Development and Applied Economics