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taken to improve the quality of farmers’ seed and enable the farmers to sell seed at morecompetitive prices.6.2 Post Harvest Processing1) The storage devices used by the farmers of Bangladesh are not found to be satisfactory,especially with reference to moisture protection of the seed. Appropriate research should beundertaken to improve the indigenous storage facilities and at the same time encourage theintroduction of modern storage devices like USA organic cocoon, Germax cocoon, IRRI madestorage bag, rexine cocoon, thick poly bag and ferro-cement bins.2) Farmers should be given appropriate training by the agriculture training institutions in areasrelated to postharvest loss reduction, especially during the period of cereal seed storage.6.3 Extension and Motivation1) The farmers are largely dependent on the information sources of DAE, neighboring farmers andseed dealers regarding grain cultivation and seed production. But the information sourcessometimes cannot provide appropriate technical support due to complexity of the system as awhole. Therefore, measures should be taken to establish better linkages among DAE, researchorganizations and farmers.2) Training whatsoever given to the farmers for crop/seed/grain production is insufficient. Moretraining should be provided regarding management of seed crop in particular with using qualityseed, plant protection measures and irrigation so that the crop shows good growth to produceseeds of high vigor and good quality.3) Farmers know that there is reduction of seed yield after a couple of seasons due to degenerationdisease. The Farmers want to change the seed after 2 to 3 seasons but they do not get the rightreplacement. Relevant research organizations, BADC and DAE should take necessaryinitiatives to replace the seeds, which are being cultivated for more than 3 generations.4) Economic activity programmes for the farmers like introduction of Seed Village, Youth groupformation with small credit and irrigation device support for seed production, Community levelseed production programme etc. should be undertaken by the GO-NGO partnerships to supportthe farmers for income generation from seed production and marketing activities.6.4 Training Need for Farmers’ Family and Other StakeholdersThe main objective of the training programme is to make the farmers` households and otherstakeholders capable of producing quality seed, quality controlling and storing for making thequality seed available at farmers’ level. Training programmes should be arranged for the farmerfamilies, (husband and wife) at the community level. Beside this, extension personnel, localservice providers, NGOs and seed dealers also need to be brought under the trainingprogramme for their capacity building in this regard. As per the farmers need, they should beprovided with technical support during cereal seed production programme and storage.Suggestions for a proposed training programme, training methods and duration are given inTable 6.1.108
Table 6.1 Proposed training programme for the seed growing farmers’ family and otherstakeholdersName of theStakeholder1) Farmer,extensionpersonnel, localserviceprovider, NGOsSubject Training method DurationVarietal maintenance, modernseed technology, seed qualitycontrol, seed marketing2) Farmers’ wife Post-harvest activities and seedstorage3) Seeddealer/otherrelated personModern seed technology, seedquality control, seed marketingMethoddemonstration, Fieldvisit, audio-visual,flip chart, poster etc.Methoddemonstration,audio-visual, flipchart, poster etc.Methoddemonstration,audio-visual, flipchart and posters3-5 days1-2 days2-3 days7. AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCHOn the basis of experiences and findings under the present study, the following areas are suggested forfurther research on priority basis.• The present research was conducted only in three locations for each crop to assess thegrain/seed production and preservation scenario of rice, wheat and maize. But other locations ofthe country, which are also vital for these crops, should further be considered for the study witha view to drawing a conclusion having wider validity.• A research programme may be undertaken to form youth groups/progressive farmers’ groupover locations given the facility of small credit and irrigation device to go for block wise seedproduction of rice and wheat collaborated with appropriate technical support of seed productionand storage.• Research is critical for developing improved technology on seed storage devices for farmers’homegrown seed as against the traditional storage containers. The socio-economic conditionsof the farmers should also be linked to this research endeavor.• A large number of seed companies are involved in supplying hybrid seed for both maize andrice. A research should be undertaken to assess the quality status of these hybrid seeds.109
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Final Report PR #6/08Studie
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSTUDIES ON POLICY
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STUDIES ON POLICY OPTION FOR QUALIT
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different hybrid varieties of rice
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Table 4.2.8 Percent of the farmers
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