| In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the 'Seed Replacement Rates' of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/constraints in its wider/greater implementation? |
| 1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place. |
| 2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops. |
| 3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops. |
| Select the correct answer using the codes given below. |
A) 1 and 2
B) Only 3
C) 2 and 3
D) None of these
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Exp. [b] National Seeds Policy, 2002 focus on sustained increase in agricultural productivity and provides policy framework and programmatic interventions to be adopted to stimulate varietal development of seed. So, statement 1 is wrong. There are MNCs which provide quality seeds for various agriculture, so Statement 2 is wrong statement. Last statement brings out the problem with respect to seed industry problem. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.
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