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The concept of a ‘Seed Village’ revolves around

Cutting down the seed replacement rate
Replacing artificial exotic HYV seeds with existing local seed varieties
Engaging trained group of farmers in production of seeds

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Explanation:

A seed village is one wherein trained group of fanners are involved in production 'of seeds of various crops and cater to the needs of themselves, fellow fanners of the village and fanners of neighbouring villages in appropriate time and at affordable cost is called "a seed village".

Major focus areas are:

Organizing seed production in cluster (or) compact area
Replacing existing local varieties with new high yielding varieties.
Increasing the seed production
To meet the local demand, timely supply and reasonable cost
Self-sufficiency and self-reliance of the village
Increasing the seed replacement rate

This allows seed to be available at the door steps of farms at an appropriate time and at an affordable cost. It also facilitates fast spread of new cultivars of different kinds.