The duties and responsibilities of the council shall be the following:
(1) To conduct national and international market research to identify trade and investment opportunities;
(2) To identify joint ventures and licensing services;
(3) To conduct market studies to identify agricultural products that can be manufactured in Mississippi from materials and resources available in or to Mississippi for which a profitable and growing market exists;
(4) To recommend legislation to assist with financial packaging by utilizing all available fund resources provided by the State of Mississippi including, but not limited to, the Small Business Investment Act, Emerging Crop Fund and the Business Financial Investment Act;
(5) To establish a Mississippi Register of Mississippi Agricultural Producers for public policymaking purposes, and set criteria for listing therein;
(6) To recommend purchasing agreements between state institutions and Mississippi agricultural producers which shall not include suggested prices;
(7) To recommend the enactment of legislation organizing the state into marketing districts for the most effective and efficient use of marketing resources;
(8) To provide any other assistance and services necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.