$5.6 million
Project GREEEN funding allocated by Michigan Legislature

$11.25 million
External funding leveraged using Project GREEEN resources
*$5.97 million (competitive)
*$5.28 million (infrastructure)

$71.3 billion
Economic impact of Michigan’s agri-food industry from farm to fork

1 million
Michigan residents employed in agriculture, food and the bio-economy

60
Michigan residents employed, in part, by Project GREEEN funding

149
Scientists receiving Project GREEEN funding to solve Michigan farmers’ most challenging issues in 2009

43
Plant agriculture commodity groups submitting research and Extension priorities to Project GREEEN annually

109
Michigan jobs created or retained in 2008 through the work of the MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, the MSU gateway for Michigan food entrepreneurs

954
Michigan jobs created or retained since the MSU Product Center was formed with major support from Project GREEEN in 2004

590
Competitive grants funded by Project GREEEN in 12 years of existence

62
High-tech weather stations in the statewide Enviro-weather network

223,050
Number of miles traveled on behalf of Project GREEEN by MSU and Michigan Department of Agriculture scientists and staff members this year

It adds up to…
Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs
Project GREEEN at Michigan State University
 

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