Rural-Urban Connections Strategy
The Coordinated Rural Opportunities Plan (CROP) is a regional strategy for supporting agricultural lands rooted in the local planning and expertise existing in the region's rural and agricultural communities.
Coordinated Rural Opportunities Plan (CROP) Project
The Coordinated Rural Opportunities Plan—or ”CROP”—project is a regional strategy for supporting agricultural lands rooted in the local planning and expertise existing in rural and agricultural communities throughout the region.
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The project is focused on three key areas:
Why CROP?
Agriculture has deep roots in our region’s history and future as we have some of the most productive farmland in the world. In our region, agriculture is a $2 billion industry. Much like urban areas, rural economic viability is fundamentally derived from land use decisions and investments in supportive infrastructure. Our region has demonstrated a commitment to agricultural preservation and investment at the local level. SACOG has identified the need to create a regional view of the economic and infrastructure (land, transportation, water, broadband) investment challenges and solutions that will affect agriculture over the coming decades.
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