Project GREEEN: The Plant Initiative

Michigan plant commodity groups and food processors asked Michigan State University to develop a plan to prepare them to meet the economic and environmental challenges of the coming century. MSU responded with GREEEN (Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs): a plan to generate new research and educational programs to meet a wide range of economic and environmental needs identified by growers and processors.

Plant agriculture and processing industries want a rapid, integrated response from MSU to develop and implement improved management programs that increase profitability while reducing undesirable environmental impacts and improving food safety. They want research on new processing techniques that will add value to Michigan raw commodities, as well as studies that will help them gain access to new markets for current and subsequent products.