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D-seed-maize Dictionary

Seed maize

Maize grown under contract to produce certified planting seed

All termsIntroduced in M1Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
Maize grown under contract to produce certified planting seed
How to use it
Ask seed companies about grower contracts; seed maize pays a premium but requires isolation from other maize and strict management.
South African benchmark
South African seed companies contract commercial farmers to grow seed maize.
Country notes
Seed companies contract seed-maize growers in Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Go and read
M1-U4, M1-U6
Calculate it
T-M1-01 Enterprise Budget
Library sources
LIB-A002, LIB-A068, LIB-P-Maize, LIB-P-Maize-IP
See also
Contract farming, White maize
Maize: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedMaize: how the business runsSold bytonnes (t) per hectare1Plant2Grow3Harvest4Dry and store5Sell to GMB, miller or feedZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Maize Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M1 Maize.