CoE Impact

The Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture fuels New York’s food and agriculture economy by launching new companies and growing existing businesses that develop innovative products, create sustainable solutions and expand job opportunities across the Empire State.

Economic Impact

Since forming in mid-2018, the NYS CoE has created an extensive network, forming relationships with more than 600 enterprises – from fledgling ventures to multinational companies – and helped about 150 businesses, mostly startups achieve:

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$31.8M

Increased revenues by

924 jobs

Created and retained

$7.8M

Saved

$62.9M

Acquired in non-government funds

$23.8M

Capital expenditures

$134.4M

Realized in non-job impacts