The Mississippi Small Farm Development Center shall develop a plan to foster and encourage the development in this state of small enterprises which process "cash crops," timber, or food and fiber products produced in Mississippi. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
Means to identify small entrepreneurs who are in the business of processing, or are interested in starting a business to process, "cash crops," timber, or food and fiber products;
Means to encourage participation by such small entrepreneurs in available business management and technical assistance programs; and
Any appropriate financial assistance to assist such small entrepreneurs in financing their business, such as interest-free state loans similar to existing Department of Economic and Community Development programs administered out of the Emerging Crops Fund.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 101 - Institutions of Higher Learning; General Provisions
§ 37-101-1. Management of state institutions of higher learning
§ 37-101-2. Welfare Policy Institute
§ 37-101-4. Felix La Bauve Scholarship Trust
§ 37-101-5. Qualifications of members of board
§ 37-101-7. Organization of board; Commissioner of Higher Education; employment of personnel
§ 37-101-9. Compensation of members of board; meetings
§ 37-101-13. Study of role and scope of institutions; supervision and control of programs, etc.
§ 37-101-15. General powers and duties of board.
§ 37-101-16. Development and implementation of system of manpower management
§ 37-101-19. Marine research laboratory
§ 37-101-21. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
§ 37-101-25. Development by center of plan to foster certain small enterprises
§ 37-101-29. Performance reports; teacher education programs; contents; compilation of reports