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Capabilities
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SSI's capabilities in each key function are described below:
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Strategic Advantage |
| Field Cultivation |
Large network of experienced growers tightly managed by Ed Fletcher, whose
20-plus years of direct experience in botanical cultivation (most recently with
Wilcox Natural Products) makes him uniquely qualified to take this portion of
the industry to the next level
Crops we produce follow Good Agricultural Practices (G.A.P.)
Grower network has over 200 years combined experience with over 150 different
types of botanicals
Certified Organic Growing (COG) capabilities
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| High-density, controlled-environment cultivation |
Flexibility through advanced techniques, including proprietary plant stressing
techniques, specialized hydroponic substrates, superior hybrid stocks and
specially designed equipment
Large grower network in place, supervised by a Ph.D. horticulturist with
extensive academic and commercial experience, for hydroponic and advanced
system greenhouses
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Research and development |
Global network of academic and commercial Ph.D. horticulturists in place to
evaluate and/or develop proprietary genetic stocks on a contract basis with our
partners |
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Quality control |
End-product components can be evaluated from G.A.P. production to post harvest
through state of the art analytical laboratory services that include HPLC-MS,
GC-MS, ICP-MS and super critical extraction capabilities |
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Global sourcing and intelligence capabilities |
Through its affiliation with Strategic Reports Inc., a consulting and business
intelligence firm with offices around the world, SSI can source virtually any
plant material, and provide critical insights into trends in supply and demand
globally
Multilingual research staffs located in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, India,
Japan, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, United States and Venezuela
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