Welcome to the Project 17 web site!  Project 17 is named for the Central California Coast  region's Highway 17 linking Silicon Valley to Santa Cruz, its 17th U.S. Congressional District and 17 Mile Drive in Carmel and Pacific Grove.  Project 17 is an SBA (Small Business Administration)-funded project to support the region's $4.5-billion-dollar-a-year agricultural industry with the development of advanced-ag-tech businesses to serve the ag industry and create jobs in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito Counties.

The mission of Project 17 is to support the growth of the agricultural industry and technologies that advance higher-paying agricultural jobs, national food security, food and agricultural-technology exports, and investment in agriculture and advanced agricultural technologies in the tri-county region of the Monterey Bay Area, including Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.  

Our goal is to put the infrastructure in place upon which regional businesses, colleges and jurisdictions can build a critical mass of technology companies serving the ag industry and  increase everyone's bottom-line profitability.  Anyone who wants to sell technology into the ag industry will need to have a presence here.

Project 17 was envisioned to be a truly regional economic development program, so please peruse this site to find out how you can become part of Project 17.

Susan Barich, Director
Project 17-Monterey Bay
Susan.Barich@BarichBiz.com
831-582-9718 (Marina Technology Cluster)