Seed Business

                                                           SEED Business:

How to you start  a seed business:

Seed business is  now a good job in Agribusiness. One can easily conduct this business. For this we need some basic knowledge about seed production, storage and processing .Many of type crops are grown in Bangladesh. Among the crops rice is highest quantity in Bangladesh . The other crops are wheat, maize, potato, jute, mustard and vegetables grow large scale in Bangladesh .

what is needed for seed business in Bangladesh?

1. seed dealer license

2.Godown

3.sale centre

4.drying floor

5.Grading machine

6.packaging machine

7.moisture metre

8.threashing floor

Crop selection :

crop selection depends on cultivation .some seeds are need in large amount and some are less .

Large quantity demanded seed 

1.rice 2.wheat 3.maize4.potato.5.jute6.mustard

small amount demanded seed 

vegetables, pulse. spices 

Some common vegetables cultivated in Bangladesh:

1.Brinjal 2.tomato3.cabbage4.cauliflower5.radish6.cucurbits7.ameranthus.8.gourds and beans

Variety selection must be based on farmers demand 

production of seed :

1.own  cultivation

2.contract farmers

points to be consider for crop and variety selection 

1.disease resistant

2.climate smart 

3.high yielding variety 

4. tolerant to calamities

5.market demand high

6.storing capacity 

8.registard 

9.popular variety

10.needful

Type of seed for notified crop

1.foundation

2.certified

3.TLS

scheme submit for production to seed certification Agency before season.

STANDERD OF SEED by sca maintained

1.field standard

2.seed standard

points for field standard:

1. mixture should minimum level

2.roguing must

3. pest control

4.loadging avoid

seed standard:

moisture maintained

other seed avoid 

mixture avoid 

harvesting seed crop timely

threshing, drying .grading ,testing and packing carefully

Marketing after tagging 

pricing depends on cost .

What is needed for  seed certification?

1.seed and field standard should determinate.

2.variety resisted

3.seed producer name resisted

4. Processing plant registered 

5. Field identification for crop production 

6. Field and processing plant visit 

7. Serf sample collection and send to laboratory for testing. 

What information should be in level of seed ?

1.name of crop

2.variety name 

3.lot number 

4 . classification of seed

5.production year

6.name of sca

7.weight

8.seed treatment information 

How to become a good set dealer 

A good seed dealer must be good   charactered.

A good dealer also know sales relation a good dealer must know his buyer 

a good must have initiativeness 

a good seed dealer dependant on honesty, faithfulness.

a good seed dealer must be interesting a good sailing and

 have to some general knowledge

 a good  dealer have special strategic plan about marketing 

a good dealer must have general education.

What  law and rules control seed dealer ?

Update seed law and seed rules 

Marketing law and rules 

Consumer law and rules 

In Which organization a seed dealer or business man should communicate?

1.Seed Certification Agency 

2.DAE

3.BADC

4.DAM

5.BRRI

6.BARI

7.BJRI

8.BARC

9.NSB

10.MOA

11.Private seed company 

12.Seed importer

13.Farmers association