Promoting Farmers’ Cooperative Enterprise for Certified Mungbean Seed Production in Rice-based Cropping System
In Nikom Sahakorn Sawankalok,
Sukhothai province
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Certified Mungbean Seed Production 27 Nov 2011
1. Promoting Farmers’ Cooperative Enterprise for Certified Mungbean Seed Production in Rice-based Cropping System In Nikom Sahakorn Sawankalok, Sukhothai province Project duration: June 2011 – June 2012
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5. Planting area and seed supply Crop Planting area (ha) Seed demand (ton) Public source seed supply (%) Rice 16,635,192 600,000 17 Soybean 109,813 10,300 5 Mungbean 136,466 4,300 12
7. New improved varieties reach farmers through effective seed delivery system U thong 1 KPS 2 KPS 1 Improved Mungbean Variety Improved variety Farmer
8. (+) increase (-) decrease Benefits of using high-quality seed Source: Rice Department 2009 Phitsanulok Agricultural Research and Development Center, 2010 Crop Seeding rate (%) Yield (%) Rice - 50.0 +10.0 Soybean -36.0 +57.5 Mungbean -26.7 +86.8
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10. DOA Farmer CO-OP Farmer group Private Sector Breeder Foundation Registered Certified seed Farmers
11. MOU between DOA, CPD, farmer group and private sector for soybean and munbean certified seed production
12. Promoting Farmers’ Cooperative Enterprise for Certified Mungbean Seed Production in Rice-based Cropping System in Nikom Sahakorn Sawankalok, Sukhothai province Project duration: June 2011 – June 2012 Budget: USD 3,400 (402,000 Baht ) ThaiKoRAA Project
18. Activities Date Activity June 2012 7. Report submission Dec- May 2012 6. Monitoring and evaluation Dec- May 2012 5. Data collection and analysis 27 Jan 2012 4. Field day Rice-Rice-Mungbean (12 farmers/123 rais) 5-10 Dec 2011 3. Mungbean certified seed production 1 Dec 2011 2. Training farmers: seed production technology 16 Nov 2011 1. Project preparation: Team meeting
38. 1. Benefits of rice-mungbean cropping is recognized => Sustainable agricultural production 2. Mungbean seed enterprise in CO-OP is established (Sawankalok model) Expected outcome
39. Expected seed supply * Rice Department ** Department of Agriculture *** Under Rice-based cropping adjustment project of MOAC Crop Planting area (ha) Seed demand (ton) Public source seed supply (%) Expected 2012 (%) Rice 11,635,192 600,000 17 60* Soybean 109,813 10,300 5 30** Mungbean 136,466 4,300 12 82***
40. Promoting the growth and development of smallholders seed enterprises is one of the keys to ensuring food security FAO, 2011
Development of markets for smallholders’ produce is possibly the single most effective measure to stimulate development of seed enterprises. However, major efforts are still required to raise the awareness of farmers of the benefits of using high-quality seed..