High quality seed is the basic requirement of crop improvement in general and in vegetables in particular. But at the moment, coherent public and private sectors efforts are lacking for developing a reliable seed production and supply chain systems. If vegetable seed production process could gain popularity in the rural and semi-urban areas of the country, it will increase the income of seed growers, generate new employment opportunities and thus ultimately reduce poverty. In addition to meeting vegetable seed requirements within the country, there are market opportunities abroad also. A large number of farmers produce vegetable seed for their own use, which is usually impure, rapidly loses viability due to inappropriate packing and may be infested with seed borne problems. However, serious efforts are required to be made to estimate and report the quantities of vegetable seed being produced by the private sector. Pakistan has high potential for vegetable cultiv...