Contents

List of tables and figures

Acronyms and abbreviations

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

1.

Introduction

1.1.

Seed System Development

1.2.

The Case of Rice Seed

1.3.

Outline of Report

2.

Public Sector Roles in Rice Seed System

2.1.

Plant Breeding

2.2.

Source Seed Production

2.3.

Seed Certification

2.4.

Seed Quality Enforcement

2.5.

Extension

3.

Options for Rice Seed Provision

3.1.

The Public Sector

3.2.

Private Seed Companies

3.3.

Co-operatives

3.4.

Farmers

3.5.

Attempt at Decentralisation

3.6.

The Public-Private Interface

4.

Farm-level Rice Seed Management

4.1.

Sources of Rice Seed

4.2.

Choice of Variety

4.3.

Seed Quality

5.

Conclusions

References

Appendix I

Area, production, yield and seed turnover rate of rice in major states, 1995/96 to 1997/98.

Appendix II.

List of seed co-operatives interviews.

Appendix III.

List of private seed companies responding to the survey.