Seed Business

                                                          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

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 sca 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 .