In the informal seed production sys

In the informal seed production system (farmsavedsystem), farmers produce and maintain their seeds from their own harvest and exchange seeds among friends, neighbors, and relatives. It is estimated that currently over 90% of the total rice sown in Myanmar comes from farmers’own seeds. A drawback of this system is inferior seed quality, dissemination
and build-up of seed-borne diseases, and crop yields far below their potential.