Crop Commercialization Program
Growing ideas into opportunity
The NCBiotech Crop Commercialization Program (CCP) was created to evaluate and coordinate the introduction and market development of newer high-value crops as well as improvements for existing crops that would help our NC farmers. This program facilitates the interdisciplinary collaboration of industry and academic partners to advance high-value crops and ag tech companies, fueling a virtuous cycle that grows NC's agribusiness sector.
Have a project idea for the CCP?
Contact Paul Ulanch, Ph.D., Executive Director, Crop Commercialization Program
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Why participate in CCP projects?
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Project Ideation
Project creation through identification of market opportunities and agribusiness challenges.
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Project Management
Project coordination through the handling of progress reports, tracking of milestones, finances and metrics, as well as project marketing.
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Industry Engagement
Connection of project research and participants to industry, organization of stakeholder meetings, and coordination of outreach and data dissemination.
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Market Development
Engagement in the promotion of crops to ensure successful outcomes of projects.
The Process and Ongoing Project Examples
Funded by: US Department of Agriculture -National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Photo: NCBiotech/MVonCannon
Funded by: NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | NCBiotech
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Photo: Tidewater Agronomics
Funded by: Murphy-Brown/Smithfield | NC Pork Council
Project details coming soon
Photo: NCBiotech/MVonCannon
Funded by: NCBiotech
Project details coming soon
Photo: NCBiotech/MVonCannon
Funded by: NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
See Project Details
Photo: NCBiotech/Dan Routh Photography
Project Partners
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Industry
Advanta/ALTA Seed | AgGrow Tech | Avazyme | BASF | Bejo Seeds | Chromatin/Sorghum Partners | DEKALB/Monsanto | Dyna-Gro Seed | Entira | Genera Energy | Golden Acres Genetics | Grimmway Farms | HS Growers | Metabolix | Mojo Seed | Novozymes | Paradigm Plant Producers | Pioneer | PureCircle | Richardson Seeds | S&W Seeds | Smithfield/Murphy Brown * | Southern States
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Government and NPOs
Economic Development Partnership of NC | Golden LEAF Foundation * | NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services * | NC Farm Bureau Federation | NC Industrial Hemp Association | NC Pork Council * | US Department of Agriculture - NIFA * | United Sorghum Checkoff Program * | VA Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
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Academia
NC State University | Clemson University | University of Maryland | VA Polytechnic Institute and State University
* Funding Partners
For questions or more information, contact:
Paul Ulanch, Ph.D., MBA
Senior Director of Stewardship
Focused Initiatives
919-549-8818
| paul_ulanch@ncbiotech.org
Header photo: MVonCannon, NCBiotech