Options of promoting seeds of biofortified crops: A case study of Bihar Kumar Niraj1,*, Kumar Anjani2 1XIM University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 2International Food Policy Research Institute, South Asia Regional Office, New Delhi *Corresponding author: niraj@xim.edu.in
JEL Codes Q13, Q16, Q 19, M31 Online Published on 16 March, 2022. Abstract Extracting from the policy documents related to the seed production and distribution, seed marketing and distribution networks, and the focussed group discussions and workshops this paper identifies options of promoting seeds of biofortified crops in the Indian state of Bihar. Accordingly, four plausible options, viz., established network of registered dealers (ENRD), fast forward network using truthfully labelled seeds (FFN), farmer to farmer exchange (FFC), and private players (PPC) are identified. While the ENRD is the most formalized, robust, and functional channel, FFN is frequently used and the most practical channel. Top Keywords Biofortified, Seeds, Marketing, Agribusiness. Top |