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Seed Science
& Technology
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Quality Assurance and Control:
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Seed Policy
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Rules / Laws/ acts
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Regulations
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Standards
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Quarantine
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Variety* examination
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Variety registration
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Variety protection
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Variety release
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Certification
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Superintendence
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Post harvest / storage loss
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Project & Programme Support:
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Networking organisations / institutions / agencies / individuals
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Bio-diversity / gene banks
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Agro-ecology survey / analysis
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Environment Mgmt
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Winter nurseries
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Undergraduate and graduate studies
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Farmer and technician training
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Starting & managing projects - (identification, formulation,
monitoring & evaluation, reporting)
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Donor & other financing
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Machinery / equipment / instruments / field & laboratory layout
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IAU
Seed Help Group
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National & international workshops / conferences / conventions
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Restructuring into market economies
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Synthesis & exchange of data, methodologies, technologies, &
know-how.
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Marketing
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Note: * Hybrids, also
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Plant Breeding & Production
Agronomy
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Improved
Material from Breeding Programmes
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Supplied once as whole plants
(or product there of)
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Maintenance Stock for Producing Breeder's
Seed of Released Varieties and Hybrids
Small amounts of material
cycled in a closely controlled systems to ensure genetic purity
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Seed supplied each season
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Pre-basic Seed
(Foundation Seed)
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Certified Seed
(Certified)
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Farmer's Crop
&
Family Food Supplies
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