A. Provide nonindividual producers access to capital for expansion, adopting new technologies or production practices, or production of non-traditional varieties or species.

B. Assist the development or production of new production technologies, processes or products.

C. Provide researchers supplemental funding for applied genetic and production research.

D. Provide assistance in the commercialization of sheep or goat products that result from research efforts.

A. Provide packers or processors access to capital for start-up, expansion, modernization, or adoption of new technologies.

B. Facilitate development of innovative contracting methods or pooling to reduce price risk and transaction cost for both producers and processors.

C. Facilitate development of producer payment and marketing methods to reward producers for the quality valuation by purchasers.

D. Provide capital for collection and assembly functions.

E. Provide capital for development and commercialization of value-added, new, improved and nontraditional products.

A. Facilitate the development of value-based marketing or payment methods.

B. Promote cooperation, alliances and partnerships between industry participants.

C. Develop producers' capability of selling in large, uniform quality lots.

D Foster coordination on animal health issues among the research community and industry.

A. Disseminate information on Center activities throughout industry and the general public.

B. Provide information helpful to the industry that is unavailable elsewhere.

A. Protect relative value of the Center's fund by earning a return on the amounts in the portfolio.

B. Provide a return on funds loaned, guaranteed or invested to replace capital granted or not returned.

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