The Indian seed market was valued at USD 40.70 billion in 2017 and is projected to reach USD 61.32 billion by 2024. The top eight companies account for over 25% of the market. Global players include Bayer Crop Science, Corteva Agriscience, China National Chemical Corporation, and Limagrain. Major Indian players are Rasi Seeds, Mahyco, Kaveri Seed Company, and Nuziveedu Seeds. The Seed Act of 1966 and proposed Seed Bill of 2004 provide the legal framework for seed regulation and certification in India. Research and development plays an important role in developing seeds with desired traits such as disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance. The Green Revolution significantly increased food

1. SEED INDUSTRY
Group No. – 4
Group Members-
 07. Anjali Sivakumar
 24. Juri Sagarika Tigga
 27. Kanupriya
 44. Pratibha Sahoo
 45. Parvin Kumar Ranjan
 60. Sunil Kumar

2. CONTENTS
Topic Page no
Overview of seed technology 3
Global players 4
Indian Players 5
Seed Act and Seed Bill 6
Quarantine measures 7
Types of seeds 8
Porters 5 forces of seed industry 9
SWOT analysis 10
Scope of R&D in seed development 11
Green revolution 12
Recent issues 13
Mergers and acquisitions 14

3. Overview of seed industry
The Indian seed market was valued at USD
40.70 billion in 2017.
Projected 61.32$ Billion
Projected register a CAGR of 5.8%
(2019-2024)
Top eight companies accounting for more than
25% of the market
Report

4. Bayer Crop Science
Corteva Agriscience (Dow-Dupont Merger)
China National Chemical Corporation (Chem china)
Limagrain
Sakata Seeds
KWS (Klein Wanzlebener Saatzucht) (Germany)
Global Players
Seed Sector

5. Rasi Seeds Pvt Ltd.
Mahyco
Kaveri Seed Company Ltd
Nuziveedu Seeds
Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd.
Ajeet Seeds Pvt Ltd
Advanta Seeds
Indian Players
Seed Sector

6. Key Points Of Seed Act1966 and Seed Bill 2004
Seed Act, 1966 Seed Bill 2004
Legal framework around seed certification and make good
quality seeds available to the cultivators
Include food crops, fruits, vegetables, fodder, cotton and jute
only
Regulate Distribution of seeds
Include horticultural crops, forestry crops, green manure,
narcotics, plantation crop, medicinal and aromatic plants
Central Seed committee Bill is pending since from December 2004.
Central and seed testing laboratories Special provision for registration of transgenic varieties.
Seed Certification Agency Registration of the variety is compulsory in place of notify
Seed Analyst and Seed Inspector Exemption of Educational, Scientific and Research
Organization from all the provisions of this Act .
Restriction of import and export of notified varieties Special provision for registration of transgenic varieties.
https://seednet.gov.in/

7. Quarantine measures
Plant quarantine regulatory measures are operative through the Destructive
Insects & Pests Act, 1914
Apex organization: Directorate of plant protection, quarantine and storage
http://ppqs.gov.in/divisions/plant-quarantine
To prevent introduction of pests
Export inspection: Sampling and laboratory tests
Detection of exotic pests and diseases
Objectives

8. Types of seeds
On the basis of
storability
Orthodox
Recalcitrant
Classes of seeds
Nucleus seed
Breeder seed
Foundation seed
Certified seed
On the basis of
number of cotyledons
Monocot
Dicot
http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_improvement/crop_imprv_plantgeni.html

9. Porter’s Five Competitive Forces
Rivalry
among
Competitors
New entry
threat
Power of
the Buyer
Power of
the
Supplier
Substitute
Products
Seed has no substitute
Fragmented
industy;
Increased
competition
LOW
HIGH
LOW

10. S W
TO
• Well developed seed
multiplication and
distribution system
• Varied agroclimatic zones
• Private seed companies
• Unorganized sector
• Middlemen
• Government scheme
execution
• Exploitation of farmers
• New Technologies
• Seed Processing
• Extension services
• Transportation
• Quality seeds
• Business Opportunities
• Collaboration with allied
industries
• Vulnerable to weather
changes
• Lack of maintenance of
isolation distance
• Lack of availability of
realistic data
• Non-availability of nucleus
and breeder seeds

11. Scope of R&D in Seed Industry
 Desired quality of seed : Disease resistant; Germination percentage; Longer
shelf life; Physical strength; Resistant to Climate change.
 Selection of seed from field and its tracking
 Packaging
 Seed purity
 Genetically modified seeds
 Seed Traits . Salt Tolerance, Herbicide Tolerance, Drought Resistance,

12. Green Revolution
 Reasons: primitive farming; population pressure; starvation
 Initiated in the year 1966-67 led by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan in India
 Included food grains: Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra and Maize
 Quality of Hybrid crops
 Responsive to fertilizers
 Heads do not topple when heavy with matured grains
 Resistant to drought and adaptable in latitudinal range
 Shorter growing periods
 2 to 4 time yield than indigenous crops
 From starving nation to self sufficient nation by Green revolution.

13. Recent Issues
Presently, India ranks the fifth largest seed market in the
world- NFSM, NPDP
Major seed companies cutting down their R&D activities
which is likely to slow down growth rate in next 5 years
Merger and Acquisitions
55%
16%
4%
25%
Global Seed Market by
region-2015
North America and Europe
China
India
Other Countries
https://seednet.gov.in/Material/IndianSeedSector.htm

14. Mergers and
Acquisitions
Dow Chemical and DuPont merger= Corteva Agrisciences
completed in September 2017
$130 Billion
Bayer Acquired Monsanto
completed in June 2018
Bayer became world’s largest agri-input company
$63 Billion.
Chemchina Acquired Syngenta in April 2017
$43 Billion

15. Thank You