PRESENTATION BY SAFAL SEED & BIOTECH LTD, INDIA & TROPICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD. MYANMAR

 GERM PLASM OR PARENTAL LINES  SEED PRODUCTION  SEED PROCESSING  SEED STORAGE  SEED DISTRIBUTION

 Assuming a seed multiplication ratio of 1: 100  40 million acres of agricultural land need 400,000 acres of land for producing seed.

 MOAI alone cannot produce seed on 400,000 acres.  Private sector has to participate.  Private sector can provide technology, good seed and distribution system.  Private sector cannot produce on 400,000 acres.  Hence solution SEED PRODUCTION BY FARMERS

 REGISTERED SEED  FERTILISERS, PESTICIDES, IRRIGATION  TECHNOLOGY :-  TRAINING  SUPERVISION  BUYER

 SEED PRODUCTION IS INDUSTRY IS DORMANT.  FARMERS ARE NOT USED TO PAYING FOR SEED.  SEED DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ALMOST INVISIBLE.  COMMODITY PRICE FLUCTUATION MAKES SEED DEMAND UNPREDICTABLE.

 MARKET AND DEMAND ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN.  DEMAND CAN BE CREATED WHERE THERE IS A MARKET.  SEED MARKET IS THERE.  PRIVATE SECTOR HAS TO CATER TO THIS MARKET.  IF SEED IS GOOD THERE IS A MARKET.

 DIFFERENT CROPS HAVE DIFFERENT SEED TO SEED RATE. CROPSEED RATE/ ACRE PRODUC TION SEED TO SEED RATIO Priority PADDY10 KG2000 KG1:2002 Green Gram 6 kg300 kg1:503 Pigeon Pea 2 kg1000 kg1:500 1 Chick Pea 25 kg600 kg1:124

 High Seed to Seed Ratio  Market Demand  Importance of Crop for food security  Price of Crop.  Productivity improvement due to Certified Seed are the major criteria for giving priorities to seed production

 Germ plasm/ Parental lines  Within and purchased from other countries  Some are available with MOAI, DAR.  Some have been brought by private companies  More are required for various crops.

 Companies can produce on a few hundred acres. A few, maybe on 1000 acres.  Target is 400,000 acres under seed production.  Solution is “TRAIN AND MOTIVATE FARMERS TO PRODUCE SEED”

 FARMERS CAN BE MOTIVATED BY TEACHING THEM SIGNIFICANCE OF SEED PRODUCTION  OFFERING HIGHER PRICES OF CROPS FOR MAINTAINING SEED QUALITY.  PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INPUTS IN CASE OF SEED PRODUCTION.

 PRIVATE COMPANIES MUST PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING FARMERS.  DOA EXTENSION NETWORK MUST IDENTIFY TARGET AREAS FARMERS FOR SEED PRODUCTION.  PRIVATE COMPANIES AND DAR MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING GERM PLASM, DEVELOPING NEW SEED, AND PRODUCTION OF FOUNDATION / REGISTERED SEED

 Agriculture Produce form 20 % of Exports.  The Government can create a budget to invest in seed production by investing 2% of annual agriculture exports.  Assuming a seed cost of 15$ per acre  TOTAL ANNUAL SEED REQUIREMENT = 600 M $

The fund requirement is for a short period only. 3-9 months The increase in crop yield, in the first year itself covers the cost of seed SOURCE OF FUND Annual budget for seed Industry Devlopement Additional Taxes Government Agriculture Bonds International Funding Agencies Private Companies investments.

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