Global Seed Industry –Opportunities for India

Ram Kaundinya Director General – ABLE AG

Consultative Meeting on enhancing export of seeds from IndiaICRISAT

18th March 2015

1ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Global Seed Industry – 37B$

MonsantoPioneerSyngentaGroup LimagrainDowKWSBayer

The Billionaires Club 26.5B$

TakiSakataRizkzwanHZPCFlorimond DeprezRAGTAgricoAdvanta

The Aspiring Billionaires 3.5B$

2ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Global Seed Industry – 37B$

Conventional Seed 19B$

GM Seed 18M$

CornSunflowerCanolaRice

WheatSorghumSoybeansVegetables

CornSoybeansCottonCanola

SugarbeetVegetablesPapaya

3ICRISAT presentation March 2015

GM Crops in 2014

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4ICRISAT presentation March 2015

5ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Seed Market Characteristics• Research driven activity: 10-12% of revenue• A few global players & hundreds of regional

and local players : Hybridization & GM conversions drive value

• Market all over the world but Seed production in some countries – agro climatic factors; size of market; lack of seed supply system, etc

• Seed import , export and transportation is a regular activity – bound by certain regulations

• Fragmented market - Under consolidation6ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Opportunities for India• Large & developing market : 1.7B$• Many agro climatic zones & wide crop

portfolio : play a big role in research linkages & Technology partnerships with global majors

• Ideal for seed production in many crops – can be developed as a production hub for regional / global supplies

• GM seed production and supply to global markets – policy support needed

• Seed Quality needs to improve7ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Thanks

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