House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1152 Florida Tropical Fruit Research & Development
Requester:	Noble Hendrix		Organization:		Tropical Fruit Advisory Council
Project Title:	Florida Tropical Fruit Research & Development		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 7:43:52 PM
District Member:	John Cosgrove		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services		Contact:		Nelson Pugh
	407 South Calhoun Street		Contact Phone:		(850) 488-7970
	Tallahassee 32399-0800
Project Description:
IFAS research in horticulture, physiology, pathology and entomologyof Florida tropical fruit & FDACS market development.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Increased fruit production, quality and sales increase revenue, jobs and food for Florida.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
$5,000,000 Increase in industry output.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$300,000
Total cost of the project:		$300,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$20,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1993-1998		Amount:		$300,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$300,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Florida Department of Agriculture and Conumer Services
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No