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Seed Distribution & Marketing
Seed Distribution & Marketing
Seed Distribution & Marketing
Presented By Submitted to
Janjit Adhikari Prof. Dr. Arvind Srivastava
HRT-05M-2018 Department of Horticulture
Department of Horticulture AFU, Rampur
AFU, Rampur
Presentation Outline
Seed Distribution and Marketing
Seed Demand Forecasting System
Seed Pricing
Seed System in Nepal
Seed Multiplication
Seed Market Structures and Channels
Institutions involved
Functions of Institutions involved
Factors affecting Seed Marketing
Conclusion
Seed Distribution & Marketing
Seed
Demand
Price Production
Setting planning
and Sale
Seed
Marketing
Extension Grading
and and
Promotion Packing
Transport
and
Storage
• NARC/DoA Farms
Foundation • NSC
Seed
• Seed Companies registered to FS
Fig : Seed Network and Market Channels operated in Nepal (Adopted from Gauchan et al., 2014)
Institutions Involved
Public Sector Private Sector Community Local
Sector Farmer
Sector
• National Seed • Seed • Community Farmers
Board Companies Based and
• Seed Quality • Seed Organisation Farmers
Control Centre Enterprise s (CBOs) Group
• Department of Association • Community
Agriculture Nepal Based Seed
• National (SEAN) Production
Agriculture • Agrovets (CBSPs)
Research • Cooperatives
Council • NGOs/INGOs
• National Seed
Company
Limited
Functions of institutions involved
Institutions Functions
1. National Seed Board Seed Programme Planning, Coordination
(NSB) and Policy formation
2. National Agriculture Varietal Development, Maintenance of
Research Council (NARC) Crop Varieties, Initial Source Seed
Production (BS & FS)
3. Seed Quality Control Regulation and Quality Control
Centre (SQCC)
4. National Seed Company Seed Multiplication, Post Harvest
Limited (NSCL) Processing and Marketing
5. Salt Trading Company Seed Production and Marketing
Limited (STCL)
6. Seed Enterprise Seed multiplication and post-harvest
Association Nepal (SEAN) processing, marketing, and seed export
Continued…….
Institutions Functions
7. Private Seed Companies, Seed production, post-harvest handling
Agrovets and marketing
8. NGOs/INGOs Seed development, seed production,
extension, processing and internal quality
control, linking seed producers with
private traders and seed quality testing
services
9. Seed Projects (KUBK, Seed production and distribution
AFSP)
10. Farmers Groups and Seed production and marketing
Cooperatives
11. Agriculture Office at Seed Distribution
Municipalities and Village
Municipalities
Factors affecting seed marketing
Factors Description
Clear Cut Seed Policy - Define tasks and responsibilities of
sectors and actors.
- Support for commercialization of
agricultural services
- Support for private sectors in seed
production
- Recognition of plant breeder’s right
- Recognition of farmer’s privilege( right
to save, exchange and sell seed even of
commercial varieties)
- Export and import of seeds
Availability of well – Regular flow and funneling of superior
identified and adapted varieties involving release or
varieties recommendation
Continued…….
Factors Description
Adequate Production and maintenance of seed quality
production, storage and quantity in accordance with established
and testing standards
facilities
Seed Demand Realistic demand forecasting system, for
Creation and achieving targets of seed replacement without
Collection large carry-over stocks and losses during
storage