PRESENTATION AT FAO SEED SEMINAR

1. HOW TO IMPROVE SEED
SYSTEM
PRESENTATION AT FAO SEED SEMINAR
DR MUHAMMAD ANJUM ALI
MEMBER PLANT SCIENCES DIVISION
PAKISTAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH COUNCIL
2017

2. IMPORTANCE OF SEED IN AGRICULTURE
• The seed is the first determinant of the future
plant development
• Benefits from the breeding can only be
transferred to the farmers if good quality seed is
available
• Quality seed provision to the farmers is important
for achieving sustainable agricultural production
and food security.

3. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE
• SEED MARKETING
• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
• AGRICULTURAL POLICY
• FARMER UPTAKE
• Coordinate Agricultural
Research
• Remote & Aid Agricultural
Research
• Human Resource
Development
• Knowledge Management
and Dissemination
• In-House Research

4. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION Seed acts
Seed Certification
PBR legislation
Seed standards
Seed licenses
PARC HAS A LEAD ROLE IN NATIONAL
RESEARCH SYSTEM THROUGH VARIETAL
EVALUATION COMMITTEE, SUPERVISION OF
NATIONAL COORDINATION FOR NEW
VARIETAL TRAILS AND DISEASE
SURVEILLANCE

5. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION Seed Regulations
Seed acts
Seed Certification
PBR legislation
Seed standards
Seed licenses
PARC HAS A LEAD ROLE IN NATIONAL SYSTEM
THROUGH VARIETAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE,
SUPERVISION OF NATIONAL COORDINATION FOR NEW
VARIETAL TRAILS AND DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
Awareness, Coordination and strengthening of linkages
between stakeholders has been proposed for
implementation of seed laws at all levels at letter and
spirit.
Correct spot examinations, auction of Hybrids/OPV for
involvement of private sector, sale of seed (bagged,
tagged and labelled), travelling seminars, crop related
planning meetings, conferences, working groups and
constitution of national forums for each crop to target this
weakest link in agriculture

6. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
Germplasm collection
and conservation
Plant Breeding Program

7. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
Germplasm collection and
conservation
Plant breeding program
Most important work of Pakistan Agriculture
Research Council to support seed sector through
coordination with all the stake holders in seed
system for provision of germplasm (CGIAR, seed
companies and NARS of other countries

8. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY
DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
BN Seed, Pre-basic Seed
Basic Seed, Certified seed
Approved seed
Seed farms of companies, Contract growers
Co-operative Societies, Small farmers clusters, Seed
multiplication scheme, NGO projects
PROMOTION OF SANCTITY OF CERTIFIED
SEED THROUGH ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
WITH THE HELP OF STAKEHOLDERS

9. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY
DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• Field inspection
• Certification
• Germination viability and
purity tests
• Law enforcement
INTEGRATION OF RESOURCES AND COORDINATION TO INCREASE
FIELD INSPECTIONS FOR MAXIMUM CERTIFICATIONS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENTS THROUGH AWARENESS, TRAINING AND
BACKSTOPPING

10. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY
DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
Cleaning
Drying
Grading
Treating
Packaging
GENERAL AWARENESS, TRAINING AND COORDINATION
FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

11. SEED CHAIN
Storage as per requirements
Awareness at Farmers level
Training and compliance
Depots and sales points
Strategic reserves
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY
DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE

12. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE
• SEED MARKETING
• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
• AGRICULTURAL POLICY
• FARMER UPTAKE
•Transportation
•Sales points
accessibility
•Contact strategy
•Loan finance

13. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE
• SEED MARKETING
• Seed company outlet
• Sales points accessibility
• Agricultural credit schemes
• Grain marketing
• Transportation
• Contact strategy
• Private wholesalers and
retailors
• Farmer co-operatives
Farmer self-help NGO/ donor
project groups

14. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE
• SEED MARKETING
• AGRICULTURAL
SERVICES
Extension
Farmer credit
Complementary inputs
Supply (fertilizers,
pesticides etc.)

15. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE
• SEED MARKETING
• AGRICULTURAL
SERVICES
• AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Seed price policy
Grain prices
complementary inputs
prices
Land reforms

16. SEED CHAIN
• SEED LEGISLATION
• VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
• SEED MULTIPLICATION
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SEED PROCESSING
• SEED STORAGE
• SEED MARKETING
• AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
• AGRICULTURAL POLICY
• FARMER UPTAKE
Large-scale commercial
farmers
Small-scale commercial
farmers
Subsistence farmers

17. THANKS