Legislations for Seed Quality Regulation in India

Not AvailableAgriculture production is purely based on the basic input, seed. Until unless the purity, quality and seed standards are maintained, production programme cannot be successful. To maintain these quality standards, legislations are equally important. Therefore Government of India had taken steps in framing Seed Act, Seed Rules, Seed (control) order, National Seed Policy, Plant quarantine order, PPV & FR Act to not only to protect breeders, researchers but also a common farmer. These legislations have taken care of the quality of the seeds at production, processing, marketing and labeling and marketing levels to ensure the farmer gets the best quality seed. Therefore it is necessary that the information regarding seed legislations must reach farmers also to make them aware of their rights