Georgia is home to 680 food processing companies and 50,000 farms: together these account for $26 billion in GDP. The value of Georgia's agriculture production reached $14.1 billion in 2014. Georgia has 9.4 million acres of agricultural land. Vegetable production is a $1.7 billion business in Georgia. 

In October 2015, Atlanta's mayor appointed its first ever Urban Agriculture Director, Mario Cambardella.

Venture capital investment in Georgia Companies reached $836 million in 2015, up from $491 million in 2014. In the past five years, total venture capital funding in Georgia amounts to $2.7 billion in funding and 374 deals. 

Site Selection: "Top U.S. Business Climates" 

• 1. Georgia

• 2. North Carolina

• 3. Kentucky

• 4. Louisiana

• 5. Ohio

Area Development: "Top States for Doing Business"

• 1. Georgia

• 2. North Carolina

• 3. Kentucky

• 4. Louisiana

• 5. Ohio