Secure Research, Development, Training and Consulting in:

• Food, feed, and industrial uses of grain, oilseeds, and their products.
• Reductions in risk associated with current production and processing activities through HACCP or ISO 9000 programs.
• Evaluation and preservation of quality grains and oilseeds for specific processing and end uses.
• Adoption of new production or processing practices.
• Economic and regulatory policies and new technologies associated with producing, handling, transporting, storing, processing, and marketing of grains and oilseeds.
• Developing environmentally sound alternative approaches in your manufacturing processes.
• Analysis of and assistance in dealing with the emergence of new grain market structures and approaches.

As a Direct Research Partner, You Can Leverage Your R&D

• You will have direct input into the nature of a specific research program undertaken by the Alliance.
• You will have direct access to project team members on a participatory basis.
• Your own research staff will be able to collaborate directly with the research teams to ensure applicability.

Tap into Rapid-Response Service Teams Covering Such Areas As:

• Market Evaluation and Development
• Research and Technology Development
• Economic and Policy Decision Analysis
• HACCP and ISO 9000 Studies and Implementation
• Program and Project Planning and Implementation
• Environmental Assessment, Containment, and Remediation
• Equipment and Instrument Design and Development
• Pilot Manufacturing and Processing Capacity
• Education and Training Facilities

As a member, you benefit from:

• Representation on the board of the Grain Industry Alliance.
• Access to a pipeline of new technical capabilities, products, ideas, and proprietary discoveries.
• Achievement of research results generally not possible through the efforts of any one organization alone.
• Second right of refusal after the funding company on patent or copyright material.
• Additional indirect benefits through regular interaction with researchers operating within the Alliance.