Florida Statutes Title XXXV. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry § 570.74. Definitions relating to Agricultural Economic Development Act

(1) “Agriculturally depressed area” means a rural area that has declining profitability from agricultural enterprises and one or more of the following characteristics:

(2) “Assistance” means financial or nonfinancial assistance issued pursuant to this act.

(3) “Financial assistance” means the providing of funds to an agribusiness.

(4) “Nonfinancial assistance” means the providing of personnel to work with an agribusiness to establish an infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the development of an accounting system, management procedures, and a marketing plan. Nonfinancial assistance also includes the providing of equipment.