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1、AgriProspects SummitJune 24-25,2025Enhancing Workforceand CommunityDevelopment throughUniversity ExtensionCollaborations Janel YamamotoLaura EdigerALOHA KKOUWHAT IS GOFARM HAWAII?Non-credit certificate program,established in 2012under the University of Hawaii and the AgribusinessIncubator ProgramTra

2、ining farmers through a combination of classroomand in-field learning,with a phased approachFocus on commercial farmers and intensivevegetable production,with emphasis on businessWe offer training at five sites on four different islands,year-round(Kauai,Oahu,Maui,Hawaii Island)The GoFarm Hawaiis AgB

3、usinessTeam helps new and existingagribusinesses strengthen theirbusiness models with technicalsupport in areas including,but notlimited to:Financial AnalysisCash Flow ProjectionCost of ProductionMarketing AnalysisMarket StrategyBusiness PlanningProduction Needs2.1.3.4.Waimnalo(East Oahu)Kamananui(N

4、orth Oahu)Alae(East HawaiiIsland)Haik(Central Kauai)Plehunui(Central Maui)AgXposure(Webinar)AgCuriousAgXcelAgIncubator(3 years)(5 Weeks)(7 Months)PROGRAMSITESPROGRAMPHASESGOFARM PROGRAM LOCATIONSHawaiiIslandMauiKahoolaweMolokaiLanaiOahuKauaiNiihau44Years OldAverage ageof participants(14 years younge

5、r than theaverage U.S.farmer)90%of Graduates$295kGenerated42New FarmersProvided Land forPROGRAM HIGHLIGHTSApproximatelyover the past 3 years havelaunched a farm business orentered the agriculture/foodsystem workforceby Incubator farmerson just 4.25 acresthrough AgIncubatorprogramO U R T E A MGOFARM

6、HAWAII HISTORY2003201220202024Agribusiness Incubator Program started by the Dean ofCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources withextramural funding and temporary(non-UH)positions-4 FTEFormation of non-credit beginning farmer training certificateprogram-eventually grew to 5 farm sites and 2