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Challenges of Seed Potato (solanum Tuberosum L.) Production and Supply System in Bangladesh - a Review

Md. Rayhan Shaheb*
On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research institute (BARI), Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

M. Mahbuba Begum
Tuber Crops Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur – 1701, Bangladesh

Kabir Uddin Ahmed
Tuber Crops Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur – 1701, Bangladesh

Mahmudul Islam Nazrul
On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research institute (BARI), Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Siert G. Wiersema
CDI, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important vegetable that plays a vital role in global food and nutritional security and alleviation of poverty, especially in Bangladesh. Although, the soil and climatic conditions of Bangladesh are favourable for potato cultivation, every year production is hampered due to use of low quality seeds. Seed potato industry is developing in Bangladesh. However, only 5-10% quality seeds are being produced and used by the potato farmers. Quality seeds alone can contribute to increased yield by 15-20%. Both public and private sectors together supply only 5% quality seed potato and the rest 95% is almost of low quality produced by the farmers themselves. In prioritizing different issues of agriculture, challenges of production and supply of quality seed to the farmers should be considered as a top priority issue. For increasing quality seeds, the whole seed system needs to be reviewed. The present work was an attempt to review the seed potato production systems, supply system and also to identify the possible challenges and policy implications in regards of the problems on seed potato in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Seed potato production, Seed supply systems, Quality seeds, Seed industry

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Potato

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This review aims to:

summarize the present status of seed potato production and supply systems;
determine the farmers’ problems towards seed potato production; and
identify strategies of increasing seed potato production and supply systems in Bangladesh.

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This review paper has no methodology but detail discussed on the following sub-titles:1. Introduction, 2. A brief history of potato cultivation in Bangladesh, 3. Present status of potato production, 4. Potato varieties, 5. Potato research and development, 6. Seed industry of Bangladesh at a glance, 7. Seed potato production systems in Bangladesh:7.1. Management approach, 7.2. Technical approach, 8. Seed supply system in Bangladesh: 8.1. The "Informal" seed system, 8. 2. The "Formal" seed system, 8.3. Why alternative seed system?, 9. Seed Plot Technique (SPT), 10. Potato seed standard in Bangladesh, 11. Problems and challenges in seed potato production and supply systems in Bangladesh, 12. Policy recommendations.

Source of Information: The Agriculturists 13(1): 173-188(2015) ISSN 2304-7321 (Online), ISSN 1729-5211 (Print)

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Potato is a developing industry in Bangladesh. There is a wide scope of increasing area and production of potato in the country with a little added efforts in sustainable production techniques and improvement of seed quality. Only 5-10% quality seeds are being used by the potato farmers in Bangladesh. Several steps are important for seed potato production and supply systems at different stages viz. varietal development, multiplication, processing, preservation and quality control. These are various processes which ultimately contribute to the good seed for production of good crop. In prioritizing different issues of agriculture, supply of quality seed to the farmers should be considered as a top priority issue. For increasing quality seed supply to the farmers, the whole seed system needs to be reviewed. The capacity of both public and private sectors should be strengthened for the improvement of seed system. It has been scientifically proved and recognized that seeds are the focal point that can boost up crop yield and quality seeds alone can contribute to the increase of yield by 15-20%. Thus, it can greatly help in achieving sustainable food security for the emerging population within the limited land, water and other agricultural resources. The information of this paper may help the policy makers, researchers, BADC, extension personnel, private seed companies, and entrepreneurs etc. to take necessary steps towards the sustainable seed potato production and supply system in Bangladesh.

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