Pabitra Seed Company

Established: 2016
Business Description: Pabitra is a privately owned company, producing vegetable seeds through engagement with smallholder farmers and marketing locally produced seed through agrovets and government entities

Current areas of operation: Province 1 – Jhapa; Province 2 – Sarlahi; Province 6 – Surkhet (head office), Salyan and Dailekh; Province 7 – Doti, Baitadi and Dadeldhura

How CASA and Pabitra Seed Company are working together

Project title: Investment facilitation support for business expansion for marketing of quality vegetable seeds

CASA will work to spur much-needed investment in the seed sector in Nepal. Pabitra will be supported to enhance its profitability, promoting quality home-grown seeds in the imports-dominated Nepali market. CASA provides support to Pabitra to: incorporate seed multiplying smallholder farmers into the supply chain; build an effective supplier and distributor network; modify branding and packaging activities; and support company operations to bring high-quality seed closer to farmers. This will include establishing a distribution centre in Kathmandu and three collection centres while incorporating new agro vets, retailers and government entities as customers for Pabitra

CASA work complete: March 2024

Total cost of technical assistance package: £140,430 (£43,057 provided by CASA)