- 1. 1 Ram P. Sah, Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC)
Singh Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu CONSTRAINTS TO SEED ADOPTION, MARKET
AND TRADE IN NEPAL
2. Nepal: National Seed System National Seed System Public
Institutions MOAD, NARC, NSB, DOA, DADO, SQCC, UAF, Gene banks,
Biotech International Collaborators CGIAR, Donors, INGOs, Bilat
eral /Multilateral Projects, Multinationals, Farmers Communities
FGs, HHs, CBSP, Social Activists Private Sector SEAN, FNCCI/AEC,
Seed Co, Agrovets, Seed importers 3. 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
3500 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 1991/92
1995/96 2000/01 2005/06 2010/11 2011/12
Area('000Ha),Production('000Mt)&Yield(Kg/Ha) Year Cereal Area,
Production and Yield Trends (MOAD 2012) Area Production Yield
Growth: Area 0.8%, Production 3.6%, Yield 2.5% Contributes: GDP
16.5% , AGDP 49.4%, FS 95% 4. Seed Replacement Rates 0% 10% 20% 30%
40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% SRR % Informal % 5. -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 %Growth Poor and
Fluctuating GDP and AGDP Growths GDP AGDP 6. Major Constraints to
Effective Seed System Inadequate location specific varietal choice
Ineffective seed planning: demands and supply mechanism/networks -
access to source and high quality seeds, Low capacity for seed
processing and storage, proactive marketing Low rate of seed
replacement (
