mega-seed-project-seed-hub-sitaram-kumhar.ppt

Abhishek

1. Dr. SITA RAM KUMHAR
Professor (PBG) & Zonal Director Research
Agricultural Research Station, Mandor, Jodhpur
Agriulture university jodhpur
Mega Seed Project and Seed Hub: An Approach
to increase the Agricultural Production
Presented during Group meeting organized by ICAR-ATARI, Jodhpur for 26-27 July 2018-19

2. dsUnzdcht(Nucleus Seed)
iztudcht(Breeder Seed)
vk/kkjcht(Foundation Seed)
çekf.kr cht(Certified Seed)
Ckht(Seed)
Truthfully Labeled Seed (TL Seed)

3. Seedisalchemyofagriculture.Qualityseedispivotalfor
yieldenhancement,productionandselfsufficiencyneedsof
thecountry.
Fromameager50.5milliontonnesduring1950-51to275.78
milliontonnesoffoodgrainproductionduring2016-17,
voyageisquiteremarkableandflauntsthemightofIndian
agriculture.
Itismadepossibleduetouseofqualityseedofimproved
varieties,advancedpackageofpractices,adroitnessand
diligenceofIndianfarmers.
ForagrarianbasedcountrylikeIndia,Seedsecurityis
havingastrongpositivecorrelationtofoodsecurity,which
isquiteclearlyevidentfromincrementinfoodgrain
productionvis-à-visgrowthinqualityseedproduction.
Introduction

4. ICARSeedProject–seedproductioninagricultural
cropsplayeditspartinaugmentingqualityseed
production,infrastructureestablishmenttosupport
seed activities,seed relatedtechnology
dissemination,capacitybuildingandmoreimportantly
makingseedsavailableat
rightplaceandtimebyinnovativemodeldeployment
(participatoryseedproductionandseedvillage
programmeetc).

5. Mandate
Ensuresupplyofqualityseedstothefarmers.
EffectiveimplementationofSeedlawenforcement.
Strengtheningseedcertificationandseedtesting
systeminthecountry.
Developandenforceseedqualitystandards.
Maintainingsustainabilitywithprofitabilitytothe
farmersbydevelopmentofsuitableinfrastructurefor
SeedQualityControlandSeedsDevelopment.

6. 1966SeedsAct.
1968SeedRules.
1983Seeds(Control)Order:Licensingofseed
business
1988NewPolicyonSeedDevelopment:Making
bestoftheplantingmaterialavailablethe
worldovertoIndianfarmersthroughpublic
andprivatesectors
1989Export/ImportPolicy:StructuringofIndian
seedexports/import
2004IntroductionoftheSeedsBill.
2015CottonSeedPrice(Control)Order
Legal Instruments for Seeds Quality Regulation

7. Seediselixirofagriculturehavingthepotentialtotransmute
thefaceofIndianagriculturalscenarioandfortransgression
ofyieldbarriers.
Seedisprimeinputencompassingthecapacitytoensure
foodsecurityi.e.seedsecuritycanplayacrucialrolein
ensuringfoodsecurity.
Arobustseedsystemguaranteesfoodsecurityneedsofthe
countryandactsasdriverofgrowthinagriculture.
Makingtheresourcepoorfarmersenablewithqualityseed
anditswholesomeproductiontechnologyisachallengethat
needstobetackledupon.
Roleofqualityseedisdocumentedandacknowledged
acrossfarmingsystemsandICARdulyacknowledgedthis
factbythelaunchofmilestoneprojectsviz.AICRP-NSP
(Crops)andICARSeedprojectvis-à-visMegaSeedproject.
Mega Seed Project

8. AICRP-NSP(Crops)cameintoexistencein1979-80withthegoal
toproduceadequatequantityofbreederseedproductionasper
country’srequirementandconductseedtechnologicalresearchto
supportqualityseedproduction.
Thebreederseedisfurthermultipliedtoproducefoundationand
certifiedseedsbyvariousagencies.However,thereiswidegap
betweentherequirementandproductionofqualityseedsand60-
65%offarmersareusingtheirfarmsavedseedsforsowing.
Inabidtoraisetheseedreplacementrate(SRR)andtomake
qualityseedavailabletothefarmersICARhaslaunchedaMega
SeedProject-“SeedProductioninAgriculturalCropsand
Fisheries”duringXplanandwascontinuedinXIplanperiodwith
fieldcropcomponentalone.
Thisprojecthadstrengthenedallfacetsofqualityseeddomainviz.
production, infrastructure establishment, technology
dissemination,modeldeployment,entrepreneurshipdevelopment
andcapacitybuilding.
Mega Seed Project

9. HavingamodeststartduringXplanperiod,thisprojectmadean
everlastingimpactonthefaceofIndianseedsectorduringXIplan
period.
Ifweseethequalityseedproductionfiguresofthisproject
implementationperiod,productionofbreederseedinfieldcrops
componenthasbeenincreasedfrom62231quintalsduring2005-
06to102569quintals,whichshown64.81%increaseoverbase
yearduring2011-12.
Productionoffoundationseedduring2011-12(116156quintals)
shown123%increaseoverbaseyeari.e.,51925quintalsin2005-
06.
Whereas,certified/TFLseedproductionhasincreasedfrom96413
quintalsduring2005-06to225340quintalsduring2011-12which
accountsfor133.72%increaseoverbaseyear.
Withrespecttoparticipatoryseedprogramme,thequalityseed
productionincreasedfrom32303quintalsduring2005-06to
251100quintalsduring2011-12registering677%increaseover
baseyear.
Progress of Seed Project

10. Withrespecttoinfrastructuredevelopment,stateofart
facilitieswereestablishedincooperatingcentres,many
centresdevelopedcorecompetenciesandnowreadyto
serveasmodelcentresregardingprocessing,seedquality
enhancementandmoleculardiagnosticsaspects.
Thisprojecthashelpedinhumanresourcedevelopment,
technologydissemination,model deployment and
employmentgeneration.
DuringXIIplanperiod,horizonsofthisprojectiswidenedby
meansofexpansionofseedactivitiestounexploredareas
(N-Estates),concentrationonuntappedareasforseed
production;capacitybuildingandcommercialorientationis
accentuatedupon.
Progress

11. oStateslongtermseedplanbasedoncroparea,seed
rate/ha.totalseedrequired,targetedSRRseedrequiredfor
normalconditionsandseedrequiredforcontingency
situationsworkedout.
oOutoftotalquantityofseedrequiredvarietywisequantity
ofseedrequiredforindividualcropsbeworkedout.
oTherequiredfoundationandbreederseedtobeworked
backwardthreeyearsinadvance.
oStatesshouldfocusoncrops,inwhichproductionwillbe
impactedduringtheyearduetoNaturalcalamityas
demandforseedofsuchcropinthesucceedingyearcould
behigh.
Seed Rolling Plan

12. Increase use of Improved & Hybrid Seeds for self
sufficiency in Pulses Production 1.5 lakh qtls. through
150 Seed Hub
AgricultureTechnologyApplicationResearchInstitutes(ATARIS)
arecollaboratorforimplementationofSeed–Hubs.
OnetimegrantRs.50lakhs/SeedHubforSeedProcessing&
StorageFacility.
OnetimegrantRs.100lakhs/SeedHubasrevolvingfundtomeet
expensesforproduction,processingandprocurement.
TheprofitgeneratedoutofseedsalecanbeutilizedbySeed
Hubfordevelopmentofotherfacilitiestoincreasepulsesseed
production.
EachSeedHubwillproduce1000qtls.pulsesseedeveryyearin
asustainablemanner.
150SeedHubwillproducetotal1,50,000qtls.HYVpulsesseeds
onsustainablebasistoensureincreasedproductivityand
productionofpulsesinthecountry.

13. SeedproductioninagriculturalcropsisacrownjewelofICAR.
Apartfrommereproduction,capacitybuildingwithfocusonskill
intensification,technologydissemination,modeldeployment
(Farmers’ParticipatoryApproachandSeedVillageProgramme),
employmentgeneration,commercialorientationaddressinggender
outlooki.e.womenentrepreneurship,
expansionofactivitiesinuntappedareasaresignificant
contributionsofthisproject.
DuringXIIplanperiod,underthesustentationofICARwithateam
ofdedicatedscientistsandstaffthroughoutthecountry,ICAR
Seedprojectrevealitsfullcoloursandtreadustowardsseed
security
therebycontributesitsportiontowardsmuchawaitedevergreen
revolution.
The Success story of ICAR Seed Project

14. Breeder Seed production (q) -2013 to 2018
Year Kharif Rabi Zaid Total seed (q)
2013-14 18.3 360.44 - 378.74
2014-15 7.60 - - 7.60
2015-16 1.77 - 1.77
2016-1712.29 - - 12.29
2017-1811.35 - - 11.35
Seed at AU Jodhpur

15. TL Seed production (q) -Kharif 2013 to 18
Year Kharif Rabi Zaid Total seed (q)
2013-14 135.62 110.56 3.48 249.66
2014-15 421.57 360.27 7.47 789.32
2015-16 666.16 279.76 64.82 1010.74
2016-17 969.20 628.00 106.40 1703.6
2017-181043.59 - - -
Seed at AU Jodhpur

18. Seedisthedecisiveinputforsustainedagricultureproductionand
isparamountfor
realizingthepotentialofallotherinputswithoutwhichthe
investmentoninputssuchasfertilizer,water,andpesticideswill
notpaydesireddividendstothefarmers.
Useofqualityseedsalonecouldincreaseproductivityby15-20%
indicatethecriticalroleofseedinagriculture.
AsIndianeconomyisbasicallyagrarianduetosheernumberof
peopledirectlyorindirectlydependentonagriculture,theroleof
seedinIndia’scontextisfargreatersignificant.
WithrespecttoshareofIndianseedmarketininternationalseed
domain,istothetuneof2billionUSDandholds6thpositionin
ranking,whereestimatedcommercialseedmarketisoftheorder45
billionUSD(ISF,2013).
Conclusion

19. WhatevertheshareofIndianseedmarket,isfromorganized
sectorthataccountsforonly30-35%,whichopensawindowfor
enormouspossibilities.
MeredoublingoforganizedseedsectorcanshootIndiatofirst
position,whichisafocalissuethatneedstobeponderedupon.
Intheeraofclimatechange,withimpendingthreatsofresource
depletionandpopulationexplosion,developmentofclimate
resilient,locationspecificseedproductiontechnologiesareneed
ofthehour.
However,ablessingIndiaishavingitsvastbiodiversityand
variedagroecologicalzonesoffervistasforalternative
provenancesforseedproduction,contingentplanningandmodel
deploymenttomitigateloomingchallengesofpresentera.

20. “Health is Wealth”
“Live Healthy and Happy”