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Investing in Seed Innovation
The Global Seed Sector is estimated at $60.9 B and projected to grow to ~$100 B by 2025.
The US Seed Sector is estimated at $20.8 B and represents ~5.8% of growers production costs.
Seed companies are spending ~15% of their sales revenue on R&D.
Seed innovations allow us to continue to produce healthy and nutritious food.
Researchers are continuously working to develop seed innovations that allow us to produce crops with increased nutrition, better flavor profiles, improved shipping and shelf life, allowing food to stay fresh longer and have more consistent quality.
Seed innovations allow us to feed and cloth a growing population.
Seed innovations allow us to maximize the genetic potential of seed, allowing us to produce more food and textiles from the same land, which is essential to feed our growing population.
Seed innovations are improving our resource efficiency.
Over the past 35 years, seed innovations have reduced the amount of land used per bushel produced while also reducing soil erosion, water and energy use, as well as reducing greenhouse emissions. Source: fieldtomarket.org
SIPA Membership Partners!
1% Auditing, 1% Diagnostic Lab, 4% Foundation Seed, 34% Industry, 2% International Industry, 20% Integrated Seed Company, 7% IP Law, 2% Private Investigations, 2% Seed Control Official, 7% Seed Retailer, 2% Seed Treatment, 2% Seed/Tissue Depository, 14% University TTO
Our Members
SIPA Member Value Proposition
Your membership provides you all of the following:
The Value of Seed Innovation
Seed innovations result in produce that is healthier and more nutritious. And seed innovations mean less food waste because new varieties create produce that stays fresh longer and has more consistent quality.
Knowing How to Protect Your Innovations
SIPA strives to identify and develop educational materials as well as best practices related to the identification, promotion, and protection of seed innovation.
What are Intellectual Property Rights?
Intellectual Property Rights reward seed developers for their efforts and allows organizations to recoup their investments. It promotes further research and development and protects the invention that will ultimately end up in the public domain.
Benefits of Membership
SIPA strives to provide its members the resources and tools to educate and promote the value of seed innovations as well as to identify new innovations and to protect and maintain those innovations.
