Countywide Studies

As directed by the Board of County Commissioners, Miami-Dade County and the University of Florida-Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences conducted a comprehensive study in October 2023 assessing the economic trends related to agriculture in Miami-Dade County and determining the amount of land necessary to maintain an economically viable agricultural industry in Miami-Dade County with the following goals:

• Provide an overview of agriculture in Miami-Dade County
• Document agriculture’s importance to the County and beyond
• Document economic trends for major agriculture crops
• Identify major factors affecting profitability and sustainability
• Identify and evaluate emerging technological changes
• Provide recommendations to improve agriculture’s economic sustainability
• Project future agricultural land needs for 2030, 2040 and 2050 to maintain viability

For questions about this study, email Alex Dambach at [email protected] or call 305-375-2835.

• Read the study: Evaluation of Agricultural Land Use Trends and Outlook in Miami-Dade County, Florida

The South Miami-Dade County regional economy is notably diverse. This Strategic Economic Development Plan for South Dade capitalizes on this diversity by outlining strategies to grow business activity, investment and good-paying jobs in the region.

Miami-Dade County’s Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) Future Land Use Plan Map currently designates four Urban Expansion Areas (UEA) located outside of the Urban Development Boundary, which separates the area where urban growth can occur from the area where it should not.

The UEA represent areas where the Board of County Commissioners may authorize urban expansion if certain criteria in the Land Use Element are met, and if there is a demonstrated need for urban development to occur beyond the Urban Development Boundary.

On May 7, 2018, the Miami-Dade County Urban Expansion Area Task Force completed its work and issued this final report.