SEED PRODUCTION. 3.1 NOBLE agrees to use its reasonable efforts to produce Breeders Seed of the Licensed Variety for seed production, whether directly or through its Sublicensees.
3.2 Production and processing of seed of the Licensed Variety shall be under the supervision of NOBLE, and such production and processing shall be available for inspection by UGARF representatives.
SEED PRODUCTION. See table above for non-binding estimated COMMERCIAL SEED production for the pasture grass segment, land area to be sown, estimated production and harvest date. The attached table shows non-binding estimates for biomass for bioconversion facilities. CERES will: • Identify growers and establish grower contracts by spring 2008 • Lease, build or buy a production facility by fall 2008 • Establish quality testing capability by fall 0000 Pounds of breeders seed 15 300 300 540 513 487 463 440 418 397 Pounds of foundation seed 28,000 28,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 56,000 Pounds of registered seed 32,667 62,067 94,733 71,050 46,183 20,782 20,782 Pounds of commercial seed 2,417,333 3,523,644 3,855,538 4,300,828 6,954,512 10,713,995 9,078,784 Pounds registered seed production 0 0 32,667 32,667 32,667 0 — — 0 Pounds commercial seed production 0 0 2,417,333 2,798,444 2,798,444 3,144,167 5,664,264 8,627,641 5,864,585 Total pounds used for marketing 7,000 241,733 352,364 385,554 430,083 695,451 1,071,399 Total pounds used for R&D 7.5 60 60 27 26 24 23.149125 22 21 Total pounds for commercial sale 1,450,400 2,114,187 2,313,323 2,580,497 4,172,707 6,428,397 Total new acreage 4 100 8,420 339,525 493,319 547,678 610,413 982,106 1,499,966 Commercial production acres 0 0 6,907 1,089 0 7,894 8,289 8,467 0 Marketing acres 0 0 1,400 48,347 70,473 77,111 86,017 139,090 214,280 Commercial acres 0 0 0 290,080 422,837 462,665 516,099 834,541 1,285,679 Total acreage 4 104 8,524 348,047 841,286 1,381,961 1,991,265 2,971,951 4,125,587 Foundation production acres 0 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 Commercial production acres 0 0 6,907 7,996 7,996 8,983 16,184 24,650 16,756 Marketing acres 0 0 1,400 49,747 120,220 197,330 283,347 421,037 586,970 R&D acres 3 23 43 52 60 66 53 41 39 Commercial acres 0 0 0 290,080 712,917 1,175,582 1,691,681 2,526,223 3,521,822
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SEED PRODUCTION. 3.1 Any member farm of SSMG can purchase any available mussel seed from SSMG.
3.3 The mussel seed that SSMG sells will be a minimum of 12 months to a maximum of 20 months old, unless otherwise agreed by both parties.
3.5 Supply of the mussel seed is to be done at times mutually agreed by both parties.
3.6 SSMG shall deliver the mussel seed to SSMG at the Point of Sale.
SEED PRODUCTION. Seed production involves different products (see Table 3.33). Irrigated rice seeds are produced in all regions of the survey, though they are produced primarily in the North West and Fianarantsoa. The relatively low number of seed producers in Lac Alaotra is the consequence of the location of the CMS in Anosiboribory. This CMS is the biggest rice seed production center in the country, providing almost 50 percent of seed production in Madagascar. In Lac Alaotra there is no GPS for rice. Table 3.33–The main products for seed multiplication (percentages) Vakinankaratra Nord Ouest Fianarantsoa Plateaux Nord Lac Alaotra Total Irrigated rice 6.7 70.0 82.8 20.0 10.0 45.9 Rain-fed rice 23.3 30.0 10.3 50.0 10.0 22.9 Corn 10.0 0.9 Potatoes 30.0 8.3 Beans 10.0 0.9 Groundnut 6.9 20.0 70.0 10.1 Wheat 40.0 11.0 Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 Source: IFPRI-FOFIFA survey 1997. Corn is also indigenous to the North West due to the presence of PROBO, one the main private companies engaged in the corn sector. The production of wheat and potato seed is important in Vakinankaratra. In the case of wheat, production is aided by the existence of a stable distribution channel through KOBAMA, the flour mill organization of Antsirabe, which ensures the purchase of wheat to producers. In the case of potato seed, the favorable agroecological conditions of Vakinankaratra and a strong demand (the region supplies potatoes to most of Madagascar, from Antiranana 1200 km to the north to Toliary located 1000 km to the south) make this product popular among seed farmers. Groundnut seed production is present in the Lac Alaotra, Fianarantsoa, and the North Highlands. During the 1980s a groundnut seed project was funded by donors in order to counter the observed degeneration of seeds. Unfortunately, the project has not been successful, because of competition from imported unrefined oil. Oil refining has been more profitable than buying groundnuts and producing oil from domestic production. The average production of irrigated rice is relatively small in relation to non-seed production of paddy with an average of 1.7 tons for seed and 3.2 tons for paddy. In the case of rain-fed rice, seed production is larger than average paddy production (0.9 tons versus 0.6 tons) (see Table 3.34). The greatest variation is represented by a rice producer in Lac Alaotra who produces 15 tons of irrigated rice seed and 5 tons of rain-fed rice. Over 80 percent of rice production is sold. Table 3.34–Seed production, sal...
SEED PRODUCTION. Evaluation of existing foundation seed production facilities and, on the basis of the marketing report and volume of seed to be produced, prepare a phased and costed action plan to rehabilitate, modernize and equip the National Seed Center’s foundation seed multiplication farms.
