Comparative Assessment of Seed Delivery System in Patiala District of Punjab

The study examines the effectiveness of the seed delivery by different stakeholders in Patiala District of Punjab state. The study was conducted on 120 respondents selected randomly from four villages of two blocks of the selected district. The study revealed that among the three major stakeholders in delivery of seed, the NGO was found the most effective with the mean percentage score of 73.72 and the farmers were satisfied with the quality as well cost of the seed supplied through NGO. Majority of the farmers reported that the cost of the seed supplied by the private agencies having percentage mean score of 70.66 was very high but were satisfied with the quality of seeds supplied. Farmers responded favourably with the overall seed supply system of state government with average percentage mean score of 65.66 but were less satisfied with the quality of the seed supplied by them.