Provision of agricultural R%D activities for seed varieties in Myanmar is mainly carried out by the Department of Agriculture Research (DAR) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOAI). DAR’s main responsibilities include varietal development, collection, preservation and maintenance of local and introduced crop varieties. DAR is the main institution responsible for the production and maintenance of the breeder and foundation seed supply to the Department of Agriculture (DoA) for the production of registered and certified seed (Figure 1).