Section 58573.

Project agreements may promote either a single commodity or a group of related commodities. Activities shall be aimed at increasing both consumer and commercial uses for agricultural commodities. Activities carried out by cooperators fall under the following three categories:

(a) Technical assistance, which includes activities to address technical problems related to trade impediments and to the sale, movement, processing, marketing, or utilization of agricultural commodities.

(b) Market development activities, which include activities involving foreign traders, importers, wholesalers, retailers, and foreign government officials who import, distribute, and market agricultural commodities.

(c) Consumer promotion activities, which include activities to influence consumers by changing attitudes toward, or making them aware of the advantages of utilizing, California agricultural products.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)