Market system:

Market :

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is the largest seed

producer and supplier in the country, mandated to produce large quantities of
seeds. BADC is also involved in providing technical support to the private sector.

At present, only a small portion of the required quality seeds for different crops is
supplied by the BADC. Rest of the seeds are produced, preserved, and used under
private management, especially, at the farmers’ level. The government of
Bangladesh (GOB) has already declared the National Seed Policy with the
objective of promoting seed industry in the private sector. It has revised the Seed
Act of 1977 and formulated seed rules in the light of the Seed Act (Amendment)
1997.

Seed Certification Agency (SCA) is the only legal authority to certify seeds. In
order to increase supply of quality seeds, private sector agencies that are
participating in the seed production programs will be allowed to market their
"truthfully labeled seeds" side-by-side with the government agencies.
Some of the Key Market Players Include:

BRAC Seeds and Agro Enterprise

Lal Teer Seeds

Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI)

Supreme Seed Company

Giant Agro processing Ltd.

Market Dynamics

The major factors driving the market include the new National seed policy
favorable to the corporate seed business and adoption of GM Seeds. However,
availability of low-quality seeds in the market and niche private sector are some
of the restraints.

Market Segmentation:

The market is segmented, based on crop type, into grains & cereals, vegetable,
and others, with grains & cereals segment occupying the majority of the market
shares in Bangladesh. The vegetable sector is expected to witness the fastest
growth, during the forecast period.

Major Companies in the Sector Include:

BRAC Seeds and Agro Enterprise

Lal Teer Seed

Advanced Chemical Industries

Supreme Seed Company

Syngenta Bangladesh Ltd.

Giant Agro Processing Ltd

Recent Industry Insights:

Bangladesh signed a seed sharing agreement with India and Nepal in 2014. By this
agreement, the farmers got access to new and better seeds by establishing
common parameters for varietal release.

Lal Teer Seed Limited of Bangladesh worked with the Srilankan government in a
joint project, to increase the vegetable seed production.

Key Deliverables in the Study

Market analysis, with region-specific assessments and competition analysis:

Market overview and identification, and analysis of the macro and micro factors
that affect the Bangladesh seeds market and are instrumental in changing the
market scenario, on both, global and regional scale.

Extensively researched competitive landscape section with profiles of major

companies and their market share, along with an analysis of their current
strategic interests and financial information, along with strategies adopted by
them to sustain and grow in the studied market.

Producers and manufacturers

Enterprises operating in the industry

Traders and stakeholders operating in the sector

Investors/research institutions interested in the market