Clemson Public Service Activities (PSA)

SCMarketMaker is supported by the following Clemson PSA (www.clemson.edu/public) units.

The Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development (CIECD) - a nationally recognized agent for facilitating change and transformation in the way people think about themselves, their community and the world.  We assist communities toward a livable, prosperous, and sustainable future by enhancing their capacity to control their own destiny.  For more information visit: http://www.clemson.edu.

The Clemson University Center for Economic Development - The EDA University Center for Economic Development (UCED) was established in 2006 as a joint program of the Clemson University Regional Economic Development Research Laboratory (REDRL) and the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development (CIECD). The UCED's principal objective is to foster economic development in South Carolina by providing research and technical assistance to organizations and areas concerned with job and income creation.

The UCED is located in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. Funding for the Center is provided by Clemson University and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more information visit: www.clemson.edu/uced.

The South Carolina Shrimp Fisheries Assistance Project - a project of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service to help support the indigenous South Carolina shrimp industry face the challenge of differentiating its product from a wide array of competitive imports.For more information visit: www.clemson.edu/scshrimp.

South Carolina Department of Agriculture

The mission of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture is to promote and nurture the growth and development of South Carolina's agriculture industry and its related businesses while assuring the safety and security of the buying public. Our shared vision is for the state economy to grow and prosper providing everyone, producers and consumers, opportunities to enjoy the fruits of agriculture.

For more information visit: http://www.agriculture.sc.gov

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

The South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium generates and provides science-based information to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal and marine resources that fosters a sustainable economy and environment.

For more information visit: http://www.scseagrant.org/

South Carolina USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Since 1935, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (originally called the Soil Conservation Service) has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America's private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.
Through our network of field offices in the Palmetto State, SC NRCS staff provides technical assistance to the state's landowners, farmers, communities, groups and other agencies to help them protect and conserve the states natural resources including soil, water and wildlife habitat. SC NRCS employs many specialists--from soil scientists to wildlife biologists--to ensure the state's landowners have access to reliable and proven technical information. Technical assistance includes natural resource inventories and assessments, and assistance in developing and implementing conservation plans for private lands.

For more information, visit http://www.sc.nrcs.usda.gov/