Seed improvement programmes in India

Seed improvement programmes in India

    Support of World Bank to Indian Seed Programme
    • The world bank supported the Indian seed programme to the amount of US $ .7M in NSP-1, US $ 34.9M in NSP-II, later on huge outlay was also provided under NSP-III to develop infrastructure in SSCA,SSC,NSC/SFCI STL’s and NARS. Private companies also benefited from this programme by getting refinance loan from NABARD.
    Seed improvement programmes

    National Efforts on Seed Development
    • ICAR has strengthened the seed research programme through launching of special project on Promotion of Research and Development efforts on vegetable hybrids during 1992.
    • Formulation of New Seed Bill 2004
    • Establishment of - NSRTC an exclusive seed quality control and Central capacity building centre
    • PPV&FR Authority for protection of Intellectual Property Rights on new crop varieties
    • Formulation of National Seed Plan - Envisages role of Central, State Govt., ICAR/SAUs, SSCs’ to produce more quality seeds
    • Launching of National Seed Mission
    • Member of OECD, ISTA & ITPGRFA.
    • 61 varieties of 19 crops included in OECD varietal list – July 2011
    • Breeder Seed Production Programme: ICAR has provided revolving fund of Rs.1500 lakhs. The income generated out of revolving funds can be utilized for the development of infrastructure for the breeder seed programmes to make the programme self-sustainable.

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