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Welcome and Greetings!

Green Crop Hybrid Seeds Pvt. Ltd is a national hybrid seeds manufacturer and supplier company certified by ISO & FSSI. We are committed to produce best quality Vegetable seeds with maximum germination results through our constant research and development on Seeds, its germination capacity and farming techniques. Seeds are nature’s gift to humankind and essential to grow crops to our food in addition to having preservative and medicinal value. There are about 50 vegetable seeds grown in India. The most prominent among them are Tomato, Okra, Onion, Sponge Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Pumpkin, Radish, Carrot and Peas etc. Presently our research is mainly concentrated on development of high yielding varieties with high germination result. Our research team has already developed 16 varieties of 8 Hybrid crops. Controlling cumin wilt and blight diseases is now receiving major attention. Besides these, agronomic practices are also being standardized for different crops. Research work has also started in Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Soil Science and Entomology. Research on protected cultivation and organic farming and application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is also on the anvil. The seed processing plant has also been established and the research on post harvest technology of the seed spices particularly processing and storage is being initiated. Our company is housed in the newly constructed Laboratory Cum administrative Building and equipped laboratories. This National Center is now considerably expanding its research programme by initiating collaboration with a number of research institutions, universities and farming sites. The Research Center has also opened up its portals to post graduate (Agriculture) students who wish to work on Vegetable Hybrid Seeds. We have also started a Farmers Club and a Farm Consultancy Service to effectively transfer the technology developed by us. We welcome frequent visit to this web site and suggestions if any shall be highly appreciated.

Mr. Shivam Goswami

Found & CEO

India’s vegetable seed industry is a bouquet of wide range of vegetable which are widely consumed within the country. The demand for Indian vegetable seeds is growing very strongly in many of the foreign countries. Most in demand are Solanacius vegetable crops and Cucurbits. Currently, vegetable and fruit seed exports consist of about 4 per cent of the total horticultural exports from India. In this section, Tomato, Cabbage, Radish and Onion seeds in detail.

Tomato is the world’s largest vegetable crop after potato and sweet potato. Asia alone produces 60 percent of total world’s Tomato with China and India leading the global Tomato production. In 2017, world’s Tomato production was 182 Mill MT. China ranks first in the list with annual production of 59.51 Mill MT followed by India – 20.71 Mill MT, Turkey – 12.75 Mill MT and USA – 10.91 Mill MT. (Source: FAO) .India’s climatic conditions are very congenial for the growth of wide variety of Tomato. India is the Second largest user of tomato hybrids after USA.

HIGHEST EXPORTED VEGETABLE SEED

In 2018, India exported Mill USD 25.22 worth Tomato seeds which consists of 61 percent of total vegetable seed export. Netherland was the largest importer with import value of Mill USD 11.19 followed by USA – Mill USD 4.36, Israel – Mill USD 1.14 and Pakistan Ir– Mill USD 0.98. (Source: DGCIS) The price

realized per unit of Tomato seeds is much higher in the regions like Europe, America and Africa than APAC region. Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, and Ethiopia are the countries from Africa importing Tomato seeds from India. Egypt and Nigeria are the largest producers of Tomatoes in Africa, together producing more than 10 Mio tons of Tomato annually. In Turkey, Tomato seed prices are 10 times than that of in India.

Cabbage

In 2018, India exported Mill USD 1.76 worth of Cabbage seeds accounting for 0.99 percent of total vegetable seed export. Bangladesh was the largest importer with import value of Mill USD 0.43 followed by Pakistan –Mill USD 0.26 , USA –Mill USD 0.21 and Kenya –Mill USD 0.2 .

Other Vegetable

India has the potential to be a breeding center for other tropical/ sub-tropical vegetable crops such as Peas, Cauliflower, Radish, Onion, Hot Pepper (Capsicum) Okra, Egg Plant etc. India is also exporting these vegetable seeds to the various international destinations.

Radish Seed find place in the markets like Bangladesh (35.71 per cent), Pakistan (22.86 per cent), Vietnam (14.29 per cent), Korea (5.71 per cent) and Hong Kong (4.29 per cent). The total export during 2018-19 was 414.72 metric tons, valued at USD 0.7 million. Of the total exports, USD 0.25 Mill was to Bangladesh and USD 0.16 Mill to Pakistan. (Source: DGCIS)

A small volume of Onion seeds have also been exported from India. Netherlands (45.54 %) is the largest importer of Onion Seeds from India, followed by Pakistan (30.36%), Kenya (8.84%) and Italy (6.67%). China is one of the largest Onion producers. Netherlands is more of a re exporting country unlike Kenya or Sri Lanka who imports for local cultivation.

Market Intelligence Report: Vegetable Seeds

Glimpse of Indian Vegetable Seeds Market

Indian seed industry is one of the most mature and vibrant one in the Global Seed Market. It is built on the foundations of strong public sector commitment to research and development that started in the 1960s under the Green Revolution. With support from international foundations, India established breeding centres for all major crops, a nationwide trial system and extension support. At present with the private sector dominating the market (with around 76 percent market share), there has been intense competition and a proliferation of companies. Today the private sector plays a dominant role both in R&D and marketing with the underlying infrastructure, technical skills, and production capacity; while germplasm has been the result of public investments over many decades. Rapid hybridization in vegetables, Rice and Corn to drive the growth.

Major Vegetable Seed Market

Asian vegetable seed market is the largest where China and India are the major players in the region. They both together occupy the 48 per cent of the global vegetable seed market share. Europe stands next with 26 per cent share and France being major vegetable seed exporting hub to rest of the world. The future growth in vegetable seed is seen coming from increased cultivation to meet growing demand in developing nations, rapid adoption of hybrid seeds and policy changes to allow GM seeds.

India’s Export of Vegetable Seeds

Export of Vegetable Seeds from India is 11.99 Th MT, valuing Rs. Crores 745.95 / US$ Mill 107.76 during 2018-19. CAGR 5 Yr: 19.88%.

Seed Requirement Details

Title	Crop	R/R	P/P	Plants Per/Acre	Population Per/Acre (gm)
1	French Beans	2	0.5	45000	8000
2	Cluster Beans	2	0.5	45000	4000
3	Cow Pea	3	1	15000	4000
4	Maize	2	1	23000	8000
5	Amranthus				3000
6	Radish	1	0.5	85000	4000
7	Cabbage	1.5	1	30000	200
8	Cauli Flower	1.5	1	30000	199
9	Musk Melon	6	2	3500	300
10	Water Melon	7	2	3700	600
11	Cucumber	4	1.5	7500	200
12	Pumpkin	10	3	1500	300
13	Ridge Gourd	5	2	4500	800
14	Sponge Gourd	5	2	4500	800
15	Bitter Gourd	5	2	4500	800
16	Okra (Ladies Finger)	2	1	23000	3000
17	Brinjal	2	2	7500	100
18	Tomato	2	1.5	14500	80
Seed Requirement Details	Chillies	2	1.5	14500	100