Abstract

To meet the need of ever-increasing population, the breeders are continuously making the efforts by developing
new varieties. High-quality seeds alone can improve crop yield by 20–25%, contributing to better water and
nutrient use, disease resistance, and climate resilience. Despite being in a prime geographic location, Nepal
lacks sufficient domestic capacity to meet seed demands, relying heavily on imports. By registering varieties,
the national catalogues of commercial varieties can be diversified, and varieties which are better adopted to
particular local environments can be promoted and commercialized by a wider range of actors. The process
involves applications, review by technical committees, release/registration decisions, and notification in the
Nepal Gazette or website of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. All the imported varieties of
vegetables will be registered by one season trail in farmer’s field by importers themselves.
Keywords: National Seed board, Notification, Registration, Release