Assessment of production and marketing of rice seed through formal seed actors in mid-western terai region of Nepal / DB Thapa Magar    

Public ISBD in Proceedings of the 27th National Summer Crops Workshop, held at Rampur, Chitawan, 18-20 April 2013, Vol. II / Giri, Y.P.     Title : Assessment of production and marketing of rice seed through formal seed actors in mid-western terai region of Nepal Material Type: printed text Authors: DB Thapa Magar, Editor ; R Dhital, Author ; Gautam S.R., Author Pagination: 397-408 p. Keywords: Rice  seed  ;  formal  actors  replacement  rate  production  and  marketing Abstract: Rice is the staple crop of Nepal. Use of quality rice seed is essential for achieving good production from the crop. However the seed replacement rate of rice is still below 10 in Nepal revealing that majority of the farmers still have limited access to quality seed. Although a number of formal actors are involved in rice seed production, multiplication and marketing activities, seed supply is still dominated by the informal sector in Nepal. In this context, this study was conducted to study the production and marketing aspects of rice seed particularly through the formal seed actors in the Mid-Western Terai Region ofNepal. For this study, Dang, Banke and Bardiya districts were selected as the study area. Primary data were collected through a survey of various formal seed actors such as public led institutions, private companies and various community led cooperative and farmers groups involved in production and marketing of rice seed in the study area. The study revealed a production of around 780 Metric tons of certified seed of different rice varieties by the formal seed actors, of which 88. percent was sold in the market in Fiscal Year 2011/12 in the study area. Among the various formal seed actors, community led cooperatives and groups were the major actors producing about 70 percent of the total rice seed in the study area. Among the different rice varieties under seed production, Radha 4 was the dominant variety whereas the multiplication of newly released stress tolerant rice varieties such as Sukkha Dhan 1, Sukkha Dhan 2, Sukkha Dhan 3, Sambha Mansuli Sub 1, Swoma Mansuli Sub 1 was almost negligible. Public and private companies sold the entire seed produced by them however the community led groups having limited competencies, resources and market networking could sell only about 90 percent of their total stock as seed. Public and private seed companies had the dealership mechansims for selling their seed whereas community led groups sold sold it with their own efforts and agrovets were the major buyer of the seed produced by all of these actors. Although these actors produced certified seed (Cl), more than 95 percent of the total production was sold as improved seed or truthfully labelled seed (TLS) in the market that indicated a loophole in seed cycle. Hence emphasis should be given on strengthening of formal seed actors as well as establishing the mechanisms for maintaining the seed cycle that will enhance the seed replacement rate as well as access of quality rice seed to the farmers. Furthermore, focus should be given on raising awareness and expanding seed production as well as demonstration programs of the newly released rice varieties for its wider dissemination and adoption Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=973 in Proceedings of the 27th National Summer Crops Workshop, held at Rampur, Chitawan, 18-20 April 2013, Vol. II / Giri, Y.P.     Assessment of production and marketing of rice seed through formal seed actors in mid-western terai region of Nepal [printed text] / DB Thapa Magar, Editor ; R Dhital, Author ; Gautam S.R., Author . - [s.d.] . - 397-408 p. Keywords: Rice  seed  ;  formal  actors  replacement  rate  production  and  marketing Abstract: Rice is the staple crop of Nepal. Use of quality rice seed is essential for achieving good production from the crop. However the seed replacement rate of rice is still below 10 in Nepal revealing that majority of the farmers still have limited access to quality seed. Although a number of formal actors are involved in rice seed production, multiplication and marketing activities, seed supply is still dominated by the informal sector in Nepal. In this context, this study was conducted to study the production and marketing aspects of rice seed particularly through the formal seed actors in the Mid-Western Terai Region ofNepal. For this study, Dang, Banke and Bardiya districts were selected as the study area. Primary data were collected through a survey of various formal seed actors such as public led institutions, private companies and various community led cooperative and farmers groups involved in production and marketing of rice seed in the study area. The study revealed a production of around 780 Metric tons of certified seed of different rice varieties by the formal seed actors, of which 88. percent was sold in the market in Fiscal Year 2011/12 in the study area. Among the various formal seed actors, community led cooperatives and groups were the major actors producing about 70 percent of the total rice seed in the study area. Among the different rice varieties under seed production, Radha 4 was the dominant variety whereas the multiplication of newly released stress tolerant rice varieties such as Sukkha Dhan 1, Sukkha Dhan 2, Sukkha Dhan 3, Sambha Mansuli Sub 1, Swoma Mansuli Sub 1 was almost negligible. Public and private companies sold the entire seed produced by them however the community led groups having limited competencies, resources and market networking could sell only about 90 percent of their total stock as seed. Public and private seed companies had the dealership mechansims for selling their seed whereas community led groups sold sold it with their own efforts and agrovets were the major buyer of the seed produced by all of these actors. Although these actors produced certified seed (Cl), more than 95 percent of the total production was sold as improved seed or truthfully labelled seed (TLS) in the market that indicated a loophole in seed cycle. Hence emphasis should be given on strengthening of formal seed actors as well as establishing the mechanisms for maintaining the seed cycle that will enhance the seed replacement rate as well as access of quality rice seed to the farmers. Furthermore, focus should be given on raising awareness and expanding seed production as well as demonstration programs of the newly released rice varieties for its wider dissemination and adoption Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=973

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