SEAN Seed Service Center Ltd. - Kathmandu, Nepal

SSSC was formally registered under the Company Act of 1996 at the Company Registrar Office on 15 June 1999. The company was established and become operated as a result of the investment in shares by more than 56 shareholders. Initially, major capital support was provided by the Seed Sector Support Project (SSSP), funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) OF the UK government. The Project aimed to assist in the commercialization of the Nepal seed industry through encouragement of the private sector supported by a strengthened government central seed testing laboratory and a more effective National Seed Board.

The formation of the SEAN Seed Service Centre (SSSC) is a central part of the seed marketing strategy that aims to promote the seed industry in Nepal. SSSC  

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was found by the efforts of a group of individual seed traders. It is based on a concept of strengthening the foundations of the Nepal seed trade by establishing a quality product based on a firm foundation of high quality Breeder’s and subsequent generation seed. This new approach was also developed with the clear intention of establishing a proper monitoring system of field inspection and post harvest controls to produce seed, which would meet the quality standards required by the international market. This will enable Nepal to further expand its export trade in commercial vegetable seed.