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The seed sector in Pakistan is growing rapidly, with private seed businesses playing a leading role in providing certified seed.
The public sector, which includes organizations such as the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and Pakistan Central Cotton Committee, and agricultural research institutes of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission play an important role in seed activities.
Pakistan enacted a sui generis system for the protection of rights on plant varieties, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 2016, which came into force on December 8, 2016.
GM Bt Cotton is increasingly being adopted, with nearly 725,000 smallholder cotton farmers in Pakistan planting Bt cotton in 2017.
Twenty-two index companies report having a presence in Pakistan. Pakistan also has a significant local seed industry.
Seed production is carried out by four companies. Advanta is the only company with seed production activities involving smallholder farmers, who produce 95% of its seed.
The enactment of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 2016 is seen as encouragement for seed companies to invest in R&D.
Ten companies indicate having testing locations in Pakistan, while other elements of the seed value chain, from breeding programs and seed production to seed processing and extension services, remain areas of improvement.
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||||||||
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Companies selected for the Access to Seeds Index |
Field crops |
Vegetables | Breeding location |
Testing location |
Seed production |
Processing location |
Sales | Extension services |
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| Acsen Hyveg | ||||||||||||||
| Advanta | * | |||||||||||||
| Bayer | ||||||||||||||
| Bejo | ||||||||||||||
| Charoen Pokphand | ||||||||||||||
| Corteva Agriscience | ||||||||||||||
| East-West Seed | ||||||||||||||
| Enza Zaden | ||||||||||||||
| Kalash Seeds | ||||||||||||||
| Known-You Seed | ||||||||||||||
| KWS | ||||||||||||||
| Lal Teer Seed | ||||||||||||||
| Limagrain | ||||||||||||||
| Monsanto | ||||||||||||||
| Nongwoo Bio | ||||||||||||||
| Nuziveedu Seeds | ||||||||||||||
| Punjab Seed Corporation ** | ||||||||||||||
| Rijk Zwaan | ||||||||||||||
| Sakata | ||||||||||||||
| Seed Co | ||||||||||||||
| Syngenta | ||||||||||||||
Other index companies are also active in the country. However, country-specific information for these companies is not available or was provided under non-disclosure.
Other companies identified in the regional landscaping study and their activities
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||
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| Field crops |
Vegetable crops |
Breeding location |
Seed production |
Sales | ||||
| Ali Akbar Group | ||||||||
| Auriga Seeds | ||||||||
| Four Brothers Group | ||||||||
| ICI Pakistan | ||||||||
| Jullundur Seed | ||||||||
