Pigeonpea seed systems in Asia
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2016-01-08
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Mula, Myer G.
Monyo, Emmanuel Sifueli
Varshney, Rajeev
Sameer Kumar, Chanda Venkata
Reddy, Ch Ravinder
Saxena, Rachit
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Myer G. Mula, Emmanuel Sifueli Monyo, Rajeev Varshney, Chanda Venkata Sameer Kumar, Ch Ravinder Reddy, Rachit Saxena. (Accepted on 8/1/2016). Pigeonpea seed systems in Asia. Legume Perspectives.
Abstract
Pigeonpea seed systems consist of
the formal and informal seed sector.
However, the informal seed sector
dominates the seed production system.
Majority of rainfed farmers who grow
pigeonpea (about 80% - 90%) save a part of
their produce as seed requirement. In the
formal seed sector, government agencies and
private companies are involved in
production and distribution of quality seeds
of improved varieties and hybrids. Role of
private sector diffusion in pigeonpea market
is not encouraging owing to lack of
commercial perspective in the crop and
other factors. The integrated approach that
takes into cognizance the formal and
informal seed sector in breeding, seed
production and distribution has shown to
have promising potential for improving seed
supply to smallholder farmers. Moreover,
any seed system, for that matter, requires a
regulatory framework as well as a seed policy
that considers regulations of an expanding
and diversifying seed sector for the benefit
of the farmers engaged in the seed
production system
