Proc-9177285: Research Seed Multiplication Program - Secondary Site

Summary

Proc-9177285 The Research Seed Multiplication Program has been developed to enable the success and return on investment for many high-value GRDC research investments. These investments rely on the sourcing of high-quality seed to achieve project outcomes. The Research Seed Multiplication Program will ensure consistent delivery of seed of commercial varieties of wheat, barley, durum, oat, chickpea, lentil, lupin, faba bean and field pea to various research projects across Australia in a timely manner. The aim of the project is to provide multiple secondary sources of seed for GRDC research investments, including NVT, to build redundancy into the program and assist in mitigating the risks associated with a single site and Service Provider. The project will require reliable production sites, situated in appropriate geographic regions, to minimise risk of crop failure. Sites will contain all open-pollinated commercial varieties required nationally for the NVT project that year and will be used to provide seed to NVT Service Providers and GRDC researchers, along with surplus seed being retained into cold storage as a backup seed source in case of subsequent season failure. This procurement will source, through an open market approach, a Service Provider who has the appropriate technical skills and experience to deliver the project outcomes.