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Factors Affecting Accessibility, Use and Performance of Quality Seeds in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar: Farmers’ Experiences

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Title Factors Affecting Accessibility, Use and Performance of Quality Seeds in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar: Farmers’ Experiences
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Creator B.L. Manjunatha
D.U.M. Rao
J.P. Sharma
R. Roy Burman
Dipika Hajong
M.B. Dastagiri
V. Sumanthkumar
 
Subject Certified/quality seed, Compensation, Farm-saved seed, Quality control, Seed Replacement rate, Variety replacement rate
 
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Farmers face several challenges in procuring and using quality seeds from different sources. Accessibility to quality seed has become a serious issue for farmers in the context of shifts in Indian seed policy towards privatization of seed sector. In this context, it was envisaged to study the extent of farmers’ accessibility to quality seed from formal and informal seed sector. The study was undertaken in Samastipur and Vaishali districts of Bihar and Warangal and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh (AP) covering 240 farmer households using a pre-tested semi-structured scale and interview schedule. Ten parameters were included to measure the extent of farmers’ accessibility to quality seed. The study found that there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the farmers of AP and Bihar with respect to variables such as proximity to seed source, physical and genetic purity of seed purchased from formal sources and farm saved seed. It indicated that the major source of purchased seeds in both the states was dealer/retailer at nearby tehsil/mandal/town headquarters. The physical and genetic purity of certified/quality seeds purchased from market in both the states was moderate whereas quality of farm saved seeds in both the states was very high. The difference between farmers of AP and Bihar was statistically significant with
respect to variables such as timeliness in availability of seeds, availability in adequate quantities, credibility of source of seed and price of seeds (p
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Date 2018-11-13T09:25:21Z
2018-11-13T09:25:21Z
2015-01-01
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10887
 
Language English
 
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