Southern Rural Development Center

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Regional Centers

The Southern Rural Development Center is one of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and Extension (education) programs cooperatively with the land-grant institutions regionally and nationally. The Centers support and strengthen individual state efforts in rural areas by developing networks of university research and Extension faculty from a variety of disciplines to address rural issues. The other Centers are listed below.