Challenges in the Management of Seed Enterprise

Abstract

Continuous Improvement in potential productivity of different seeds is imperative to attain a desired growth in agricultural production. At the same time quality seed of suitable varieties should be available to user farmers at right time and at reasonable cost to realise that potential. This calls for an efficient management of sub-systems of the seed sector Research and Development, Multiplication and Distribution. The policy environment conducive to development of these sectors would be crucial. The paper would examine the nature and functioning of seed enterprises in the public, co-operative and private sectors to identify issues related to management of these enterprises and of seed Industry at large. It would also suggest alternative approaches to management of the industry vis-a-vis policy environment to attain the long term objective of economically viable and technologically self-reliant seed industry to meet the emerging challenges.