Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center
Position your value-added agricultural business to succeed.
The Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center (MAFFIC) faculty are passionate about serving the state’s value-added agricultural producers.
To support value-added producers, MAFFIC draws on a statewide network of partners, including the Show-Me-State Food, Beverage and Forest Products Manufacturing Initiative; Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA); and University of Missouri. These partners view value-added production and marketing as a pathway for farms to innovate, capture more value, improve profitability and grow their economic impact.
We invite Missouri producers like you to work with us when starting or scaling up a value-added business. Request free technical assistance, and we’ll pair you with an experienced counselor who will support your business’ development.
Areas of expertise/technical assistance provided include:
- Business planning and startup
- Product and process development
- Financial analysis
- Marketing and pricing
Request technical assistance
See our Technical assistance services page to learn about the services we can provide. To request free assistance from MAFFIC, complete the request form.
Intel for Ag features six online decision-support tools, which help producers understand the production, marketing and management skills and resources required to start and succeed with certain agricultural enterprises. Explore land suitability, local markets, management capacity, business start-up steps and curated resources for different enterprises.
