Development of Anchor Firms Sample Clauses

Development of Anchor Firms. The PRODEL team completed the anchor firm selection process during the first quarter of FY 2009. Upon conclusion of the selection process, the PRODEL team immediately began to work with firms and their producers in the areas of business development, producer and company relationships, and strengthening the production chain. To this end, the PRODEL team conducted training events, capacity-building and business planning workshops. 2.1 Achievements during the Quarter
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Development of Anchor Firms. Growing cacao under shade in Esmeraldas, belonging to a Chachi community. 2.1 Achievements during the Quarter A. Socio-Economic Environment for Stakeholders in Border Region Value Chains Processing coconut from the Atacames Canton of Esmeraldas Province at the Jugo Facil anchor firm factory in Quito.
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Development of Anchor Firms. ‌ The group of 19 small businesses chosen to date for the PRODEL program is a heterogeneous group of privately-owned and associative MSEs that possess great potential for impact and synergy with a large number of producers. Many of them have survived in the highly competitive world of agribusiness as a result of their strong leadership skills and business acumen, which has resulted in a growing acceptance of their products in the local marketplace. Against many odds, PRODEL anchor firms have developed their businesses with passion and determination, few resources, without access to credit and with annual average sales of less than $500,000. They have faced financial and internal deficiencies, including little access to technology or research and development resources. This has resulted in low competitiveness levels, which represents the reality of the majority of small businesses in Ecuador. A total of six value chain sectors have been chosen through the PRODEL program to date. They include: cacao, coffee, dairy, aromatic herbs/horchata, grains and fruits. PRODEL seeks to channel resources through anchor firms to their producers in each of these value chains, focusing resources primarily on increasing productivity and improving competitiveness through business strengthening trainings and workshops. A proposal is developed in close coordination with the anchor firms and their producers for the Enterprise Partnership Fund (EPF) and is based on the needs identified through the business planning process. This process requires a comprehensive approach to enhancing competitiveness for each participating firm. Through this process, PRODEL technical team members recommended allocating resources to strengthen the management component of each organization. PRODEL also included a component to strengthen linkages with suppliers in order to improve productivity and quality assurance. The PRODEL team recommended that administrative, financial, commercial, processing of goods and internal management procedures be strengthened. PRODEL anchor firms named access to credit, technology, and social, political and economic insecurity as their main barriers to growth and development. According to PRODEL technical team members, participating anchor firms require a strong focus on internal strengthening in order for the firm to grow and prosper. Table 4: Business Planning Workshops Completed by 4th Quarter FY08 Anchor Firm Coffee ▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Café ▇▇▇▇▇ Café ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Café Rio In...
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  • DEVELOPMENT OR ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS/ STATEMENTS OF WORK

  • Development Phase contractual phase initiated with the approval of ANP for the Development Plan and which is extended during the Production Phase while investments in ▇▇▇▇▇, equipment, and facilities for the Production of Oil and Gas according to the Best Practices of the Oil Industry are required.

  • Research Plan The Parties recognize that the Research Plan describes the collaborative research and development activities they will undertake and that interim research goals set forth in the Research Plan are good faith guidelines. Should events occur that require modification of these goals, then by mutual agreement the Parties can modify them through an amendment, according to Paragraph 13.6.

  • Development Plan document specifying the work program, schedule, and relevant investments required for the Development and the Production of a Discovery or set of Discoveries of Oil and Gas in the Contract Area, including its abandonment.

  • Manufacturing Technology Transfer Except as provided in Section 4.3(f)(iii)(1) and Section 6.10, with respect to any Collaboration Product (or LGC Reserved Product, if applicable) for which LGC (or its Affiliate) performed CMC Development or CMC Manufacturing, if (a) Cue does not elect for LGC to perform CMC Step 2, CMC Step 3, or CMC Step 4 (or with respect to LGC Reserved Products, upon completion of CMC Step 1), or (b) upon failure of the Parties to reach agreement with respect to a Clinical Supply Agreement or a Commercial Supply Agreement or (c) [***] under this Agreement and does not cure such breach within [***] days (provided, that if such breach is not reasonably capable of cure within such [***] day period, then such cure period shall be automatically extended for an additional [***] day period as long as LGC continues to use diligent efforts to cure such breach in accordance with a reasonable cure plan and if such breach is not reasonably capable of cure within such combined [***] day period, then Cue shall reasonably consider consenting to any extension of such cure period as long as LGC continues to use diligent efforts to cure such breach in accordance with a reasonable cure plan), as applicable, then, in each case upon the written request of Cue, LGC shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make a technology transfer to an Approved CMO the Manufacturing processes (including materials and such other information) but solely as is necessary to enable the Manufacture of such Collaboration Product (including the Collaboration Compound therein) (or LGC Reserved Product, including the LGC Reserved Compound therein, if applicable) by such Approved CMO to comparable biochemical structure, quality and purity as that Manufactured by LGC or its Affiliate or CMO, provided that neither Cue, LGC or any Third Party shall perform such a technology transfer to any CMO [***] without LGC’s consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed if LGC has approved the CMO to manufacture Collaboration Products (or LGC Reserved Products, if applicable). LGC shall conduct such technology transfer as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving such written notice, using good faith efforts to support supply needed to achieve timelines in the Cue Territory Development Plan (or Cue’s development plan for LGC Reserved Products, if applicable) or Cue Territory Commercialization Plan, as applicable. LGC shall conduct the first technology transfer for each Collaboration Product (or LGC Reserved Products, if applicable) [***] (provided that [***]) for a period of up to [***] months from the date Cue or its designee has provided notice it is ready to receive the technology transfer, provided, that such [***] month period [***]. After the expiration of the initial such [***] month period for a Collaboration Product (or LGC Reserved Products, if applicable), if required to complete the technology transfer to enable the Manufacture of such Collaboration Product (including the Collaboration Compound therein) (or LGC Reserved Product, including the LGC Reserved Compound therein, if applicable) by such Approved CMO to comparable biochemical structure, quality and purity as that Manufactured by LGC, LGC shall continue to provide support to Cue for up to an additional [***] period for up to [***] hours at the FTE Rate and thereafter at [***]. Thereafter, LGC will also provide [***] for such Collaboration Product (or LGC Reserved Products, if applicable). Neither Cue nor its Affiliates or Cue Collaborators shall reverse engineer any materials provided hereunder by LGC. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, LGC’s CMC information may only be shared with an Approved CMO.