Global Seed Industry – Opportunities for India Ram Kaundinya Director General – ABLE AG Consultative Meeting on enhancing export of seeds from India ICRISAT 18 th March ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Global Seed Industry – 37B$ Monsanto Pioneer Syngenta Group Limagrain Dow KWS Bayer The Billionaires Club 26.5B$ Taki Sakata Rizkzwan HZPC Florimond Deprez RAGT Agrico Advanta The Aspiring Billionaires 3.5B$ 2ICRISAT presentation March 2015

Global Seed Industry – 37B$ Conventional Seed 19B$ GM Seed 18M$ Corn Sunflower Canola Rice Wheat Sorghum Soybeans Vegetables Corn Soybeans Cotton Canola Sugarbeet Vegetables Papaya 3ICRISAT presentation March 2015

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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 consolidation 6ICRISAT 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 improve 7ICRISAT presentation March 2015

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