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Source. Monitoring Division, 2011 and Seed Technology Division, 2010, NARC. Table 2. Crop wise breeder seed (BS) production during 2007/08 to 2010/11 by NARC

Table 2 Source. Monitoring Division, 2011 and Seed Technology Division, 2010, NARC. Table 2. Crop wise breeder seed (BS) production during 2007/08 to 2010/11 by NARC

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Table 1. List of different seed production initiatives in the study districts during 2012 Results and Discussions
Table 1. List of different seed production initiatives in the study districts during 2012 Results and Discussions
if 1.0 ton/ha seed is produced and out of that 20% seed is recycled which is sufficient to cover 0.71 million hectare of area which is 50% coverage of total rice area in the country whereas in reality the seed replacement rate is around 9% for rice in Nepal. It indicates that there is a lot to do to increase seed replacement rate (SRR) of crops to increase food security. So is the case with other crops so far as SRR is concerned. To increase SRR of rice to 25% there is a need of 15 thousand metric tons of improved seed. If we give little attention that much of improved seed is not beyond our capacity. For maize, 7.65 thousand metric tons of improved seed is sufficient to cover around 47% maize area in the country. Same story applies to other crops as well. The only problem for increasing SRR for crops in question is that seed produced by different agencies needs to channelize through a proper system. Therefore, the study proposes a unified single funnel seed system by amalgamating all the seed systems that are right now implemented in the country. This will help to maintain seed record in one hand and on the other hand systematized seed production networks could be established by following one funnel seed production system. This will curtain unnecessary programs, check duplication of similar programs thereby effective seed production system could be established. In study districts (Bara, Kavre, Chitwan, Syanjga, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk), the share of seed production of rice was found highest for cooperative followed by seed company, DISSPRO, CBSP and CSB (Fig. 2). The same trend followed for other crops as well. However, CBSP was mainly effective for maize in the hilly districts due to support from HMRP in the project districts. The important point to note is that CBSP was implemented for rice indicating its importance in crops other than maize. Therefore, the model of CBSP in other crops also getting momentum mainly because of its advanced nature including research and development going hands in hands thereby farmers can evaluate new varieties in their field in areas implemented CBSP. Because of so many
if 1.0 ton/ha seed is produced and out of that 20% seed is recycled which is sufficient to cover 0.71 million hectare of area which is 50% coverage of total rice area in the country whereas in reality the seed replacement rate is around 9% for rice in Nepal. It indicates that there is a lot to do to increase seed replacement rate (SRR) of crops to increase food security. So is the case with other crops so far as SRR is concerned. To increase SRR of rice to 25% there is a need of 15 thousand metric tons of improved seed. If we give little attention that much of improved seed is not beyond our capacity. For maize, 7.65 thousand metric tons of improved seed is sufficient to cover around 47% maize area in the country. Same story applies to other crops as well. The only problem for increasing SRR for crops in question is that seed produced by different agencies needs to channelize through a proper system. Therefore, the study proposes a unified single funnel seed system by amalgamating all the seed systems that are right now implemented in the country. This will help to maintain seed record in one hand and on the other hand systematized seed production networks could be established by following one funnel seed production system. This will curtain unnecessary programs, check duplication of similar programs thereby effective seed production system could be established. In study districts (Bara, Kavre, Chitwan, Syanjga, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk), the share of seed production of rice was found highest for cooperative followed by seed company, DISSPRO, CBSP and CSB (Fig. 2). The same trend followed for other crops as well. However, CBSP was mainly effective for maize in the hilly districts due to support from HMRP in the project districts. The important point to note is that CBSP was implemented for rice indicating its importance in crops other than maize. Therefore, the model of CBSP in other crops also getting momentum mainly because of its advanced nature including research and development going hands in hands thereby farmers can evaluate new varieties in their field in areas implemented CBSP. Because of so many
programs of seed production were running in districts which is further making complication and confusion in the seed production systems.
programs of seed production were running in districts which is further making complication and confusion in the seed production systems.
Source. SQCC/NSB 2010/11, * estimate Table 3. Total seed requirement (TSR), total seed supply (TSS), and seed replacement rate (SRR) of different crops (2008/09 to 2010/11) in Nepal
Source. SQCC/NSB 2010/11, * estimate Table 3. Total seed requirement (TSR), total seed supply (TSS), and seed replacement rate (SRR) of different crops (2008/09 to 2010/11) in Nepal
Table 4. SWOT analysis of DISSPRO, CBSP/CSP
Table 4. SWOT analysis of DISSPRO, CBSP/CSP