Management of a Seed Enterprise and Its Pricing Policy

Abstract

Seed sector has to be recognized as the sale of saviour of the human race in the face of the food deficits which are likely to assume alarming proportions in the coming decades. This phenomenon of the worlds food security situation provides both challenges and potentials to the seed sector. With dynamic and drastic policy changes and with the addition of desirable dimensions to the seed sector both private dimensions to the seed sector both private and public- should be capable enough to meet the situation to
the best advantage of all the components of this sector.
- Governments could formulate a compact, clear, concise and constructive seed policy with a high accent on the privatisation of the seed sector.
- Seed sector should receive a definite and priority allocation in all budgetary exercises.
- Multi-lateral agencies, financial institutions, banks and development agencies could embark upon a ‘Seed Policy’ for the developing world.
- A ‘Management pool’ has to be created and developed for the continuous growth of the seed enterprises.
- International and national research institutions and the private sector seed enterprises should have expanded exchange of experience.