Seed is the most important basic critical input required for Rice Production. The responses of all other inputs depend on quality seeds to a large extent. Hence the use of high quality seeds of improved varieties or hybrids is vital and indispensable.
An effective and sustainable means of increasing production is through the cultivation of improved seed varieties. The use of high-yielding, climate-resilient, disease-resistant, nutrient-rich, adaptable and high-quality improved seeds will make it possible to produce more food profitably without expanding farmland.
Many improved varieties have been developed by the Indian Institute of Rice Research for rice cultivation suiting the need of the farmers. Information on improved varieties covering the duration, traits addressing and seed availability is one of the crucial components for bridging the gap between technology development and its adoption. IIRR Seed Portal has been developed as a new digital initiative from ICAR-IIRR to facilitate seed procurement online and provide information on improved varieties and seed availability. This portal was successfully launched in December 2021 and hosted at https://IIRR-seedportal.in .
The portal was developed using WordPress, a Content Management Software(CMS). One Time Password (OTP) verification plugin was integrated with the Seed Portal registration form. The wooCommerce plugin was used for the integration of SBI Payment Gateway for online procurement. The procurement screens are similar on Amazon/Flipkart cart pages. This portal is very user friendly with simple navigation to menu items.
It is mandatory that the user/farmer has to register with the portal to procure seeds online. Users/Farmers can easily select the varieties by choosing the traits and duration and placing orders for quality seed of rice crop.
Further dashboards can be developed to visualise location wise seed sales and demand
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