What must a commercial seed enquiry state?

Crop and required variety characteristics, growing system (open field, net house, greenhouse, hydroponic), target market and fruit specification, planting area and dates, total quantity in seeds or kilograms, minimum germination and purity, seed treatment requirement, packaging and lot size, phytosanitary and import requirements, and destination country. Volume without variety characteristics cannot be quoted against.

What do germination, purity and treatment actually control?

Germination and purity set how much seed is needed for a target plant population and therefore the real cost per established plant, not the cost per kilogram. Seed treatment (priming, pelleting, film coating, fungicide) affects establishment, sowing equipment compatibility and import admissibility in some markets. All three belong in the specification, not in post-award negotiation.

How should varieties be trialled before a volume order?

Request samples with lot numbers and certificates, run a small trial under the buyer's real conditions and season, and record establishment, cycle length, disease pressure and fruit specification against the intended market. Variety performance published anywhere — including here — is reference information and does not transfer to another climate, soil or growing system.

What documentation moves with an international seed shipment?

Phytosanitary certificate, certificate of analysis or seed-lot test report per lot, origin documentation, treatment declaration, import permit where required, commercial invoice and packing list. Some markets add variety registration or listing requirements, which must be checked before the order rather than at the port.

Are supplier and producer identities shared on seed pages?

No. Producers, breeders and seed-house identities stay private and are released only inside the qualified private request flow. All communication runs through SeedMatchGroup until the buyer selects an offer.

How does a requirement move from enquiry to comparable offers?

One private brief is submitted; a sourcing specialist reviews it manually, identifies the missing information and normalises it into a single written specification; qualified manufacturers, integrators and EPC contractors are approached only after that internal approval; returned offers are normalised to the same scope, lead time and delivery terms so they can be compared line by line. No supplier is contacted automatically and no buyer contact details are released automatically.

How We Work

Independent, vendor-neutral commercial agriculture procurement platform.

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How We Work — Independent Commercial Agriculture Platform

SeedMatchGroup is an independent procurement platform for commercial greenhouses, seed processing plants, seed production, large-scale irrigation, nurseries and agricultural infrastructure — vendor-neutral, human-led.

Frequently asked questions

SeedMatchGroup is an independent procurement platform for commercial agricultural projects — greenhouses, seed processing plants, seed production, large-scale irrigation, nurseries and agricultural infrastructure. We are not a manufacturer, EPC contractor or reseller. We curate briefs, prepare professional RFQs and introduce qualified independent suppliers so the buyer can compare and decide.

Commercial-scale seed sourcing

We help buyers describe the crop, system and market, then approach independent breeders, authorized producers, licensees, distributors and exporters.

Requirements structured at variety level

We record the requirement in detail. Variety selection and agronomic recommendations are made by the selected independent professionals.

Built for commercial projects

Designed for professional growers, agribusinesses, investors and government programmes — not retail buyers.

Discreet & buyer-side

Private consultations — no public catalogues and no commodity quoting.

Independent supply-chain partners

Suppliers are independent companies. Their role — breeder, authorized producer, licensee, distributor, exporter or trader — is recorded as declared and reviewed on documents submitted.

No buyer fee for submitting a brief

Submitting a brief and receiving introductions is free for buyers. See the commercial disclosure below.

How a typical engagement works

Buyer submits a brief — crop, climate, scale, production system and timeline.
A SeedMatch sourcing specialist reviews the brief and structures it into a pre-RFQ document.
The brief is shared with independent suppliers whose declared capability matches the requirement.
We coordinate sample requests, information exchange and logistics questions between the parties.
The buyer contracts directly with the selected independent supplier and can continue season after season.

Commercial disclosure

Buyers pay no fee to submit a brief or to receive supplier introductions.
Suppliers do not pay to be listed or to appear in a shortlist.
SeedMatch may be compensated by a supplier or provider on a concluded transaction. Where a fee applies to a specific engagement, it is disclosed to the buyer before commitment.
The buyer is told who the contracting supplier is before contracting, and contracts and invoices directly with that supplier.
SeedMatch is not a party to the supply, EPC or financing agreement and does not hold buyer funds.

Project-specific agronomy and engineering are provided by the selected qualified independent professionals and contractors. SeedMatch Group gathers requirements, structures the pre-RFQ brief and coordinates independent proposals; it does not design greenhouses, specify crop plans, select varieties or deliver construction.

SeedMatch Group is not a bank, lender, financing institution, credit provider or investment adviser. It may help eligible project sponsors prepare information and submit requests to independent financing providers. All eligibility, due diligence, credit decisions, pricing, security, terms and disbursement are controlled solely by those providers.

What we handle for you

Structuring the requirement into a pre-RFQ brief

Collecting climate and disease-pressure context for suppliers

Sample requests & trial coordination

Coordinating commercial discussions between buyer and supplier

Coordinating phytosanitary and import-permit information

Cold-chain freight & logistics

Multi-season programme planning

Confidential, advisory-led service

Issue Professional RFQ

Launch a private procurement process.

Share crop, climate, scale and delivery country. A SeedMatchGroup sourcing specialist collects and structures your requirements into a preliminary brief. Every request is reviewed manually before any supplier is approached; independent suppliers and professionals provide the final technical proposal. Indicative and non-binding.

Project type *

Crop or variety of interest *

Growing region / country *

Scale (hectares or volume) *

Production system *

Timeline *

Your name *

Work email *

Describe your project (optional)

A few words is enough. The Brief Assistant will expand it into a clear sourcing brief.

The more context you share, the sharper our sourcing shortlist. Nothing is shared with suppliers.

Commercial procurement details (optional — helps refine RFQ)

Specific variety (if known)

Hybrid or open-pollinated?

Commercial quantity (kg / tons / bags)

Climate / growing zone

Required certifications

Annual / recurring volume

Minimum germination

Minimum purity

Seed treatment

Packaging preference

Budget range (USD)

Delivery schedule

Commercial project qualifier

Optional. Helps our sourcing desk prioritise larger commercial projects — every enquiry is accepted regardless.

Estimated project value

Project stage

What are you looking for? (select all that apply)

Delivery deadline (first shipment)

Financing required?

SeedMatchGroup is not a lender. Financing requests are, with your consent, shared with independent third-party financing providers for evaluation.

Would you like seed samples before bulk purchasing?

Private consultation · Curated for serious commercial growers