Seed is the life-blood of agriculture and the foundation of a successful farming for smallholder farmers. Good quality seeds, which have
genetic and physical purity; health standards; high germination and moistu re percentage , can increase farmer's production by 20-30%
The Green Revolution (GR) program has influenced seed supply system in the 70's in vegetables and cereals but not in pulses , which is
mainly grown in the drylands. The current seed flow in pulses reveals that marketing and usage from a system of free access and/or
exchange is limited to seed growers or seed producers , traders (middlemen) and agricultural government agencies...
