A market survey was carried out in 200112002 from 25 seed entrepreneurs (Kathmandu-4,
Narayanghat-5, Baglung-4, Pokhara-2, Butwal-3, Nepalgunj-5 and Bardiya-2) in order "to
identify available number of hybrid vegetables, their respective prices and hybrid seeds sold
per annum in the Nepalese seed market. The seed entrepreneurs were surveyed with face-toface
interview with semi-structured questionnaire. The results revealed that 229 hybrid
varieties of differelll 22 vegetable crops (tomato-49, cauliflower-39, cabbage-38, hot pepper-
15, egg plant-11, bitter gourd-9, okra-8, cucumber-B. bottle gourd-7, Chinese cabbage-6,
broccoli-6, radish-6, summer squash-5, knol-khol-4, sweet pepper-4, sponge gourd-3, potato-
3, carrot-3, onion-2, asparagus-}, pumpkin-} and turnip-} )from 27 patented companies were
observed in the seed market. The contribution of cabbage, cauliflower and tomato was about
77.7% out o/2701.7 kg hybrid seed of different vegetables sold in the seed market. Navin,
Snow crown, Green coronet were 'the most leading hybrids of tomato, cauliflower and
cabbage respectively in the mid, western and Far Western development regions. The price of
hybrid vegetables seed varied from 1,500 (okra- Mahalaxmi) to 1,40,000 (tomato- Avinash
2) rupees per kg of seed depending upon varieties of the respective commodities.

A market survey was carried out in 200112002 from 25 seed entrepreneurs (Kathmandu-4,
Narayanghat-5, Baglung-4, Pokhara-2, Butwal-3, Nepalgunj-5 and Bardiya-2) in order "to
identify available number of hybrid vegetables, their respective prices and hybrid seeds sold
per annum in the Nepalese seed market. The seed entrepreneurs were surveyed with face-toface
interview with semi-structured questionnaire. The results revealed that 229 hybrid
varieties of differelll 22 vegetable crops (tomato-49, cauliflower-39, cabbage-38, hot pepper-
15, egg plant-11, bitter gourd-9, okra-8, cucumber-B. bottle gourd-7, Chinese cabbage-6,
broccoli-6, radish-6, summer squash-5, knol-khol-4, sweet pepper-4, sponge gourd-3, potato-
3, carrot-3, onion-2, asparagus-}, pumpkin-} and turnip-} )from 27 patented companies were
observed in the seed market. The contribution of cabbage, cauliflower and tomato was about
77.7% out o/2701.7 kg hybrid seed of different vegetables sold in the seed market. Navin,
Snow crown, Green coronet were 'the most leading hybrids of tomato, cauliflower and
cabbage respectively in the mid, western and Far Western development regions. The price of
hybrid vegetables seed varied from 1,500 (okra- Mahalaxmi) to 1,40,000 (tomato- Avinash
2) rupees per kg of seed depending upon varieties of the respective commodities.