Access to Seeds

Check out this interview about the Access to Seeds Index's work with Alice, the spotlight benchmark lead, and Wandie. youtube.com/watch?v=tdDzJ2t-…

Fighting malnutrition starts with seeds, growing nutritious food at home - #Lesotho at #SUNGG19 Global Village

The #seed industry can play a key role in helping farmers to grow more healthy and nutritious crops - that is why this week the team of @ATSIndex participates in the #SUNGG19 event of @SUN_Movement. accesstoseeds.org

Today the Expert Review Committee convened in Amsterdam to evaluate the findings of the second @ATSIndex and to draw up the roadmap towards the third edition

As winner of the @WorldFoodPrize, Simon Groot receives USD 200.000. Groot explained that it will be spent on @eastwestseed ‘s knowledge transfer activities in #Uganda #FoodPrize19

Small guys matter and so do vegetables: the secret of our success was being a true friend of the smallholder farmer - Simon Groot of @eastwestseed after receiving the @WorldFoodPrize #foodprize19

We want to move beyond reaching food security in Africa and see smallholder farmers as an engine for development - @rodger_voorhies of @gatesfoundation @foodprize19

We can transform the global food system if we go back and start with the building blocks of agriculture: seeds and the natural diversity that they contain, says @AslaugMarieHaga of @CropTrust #FoodPrize19

At #FoodPrize19, @JoOkot of @VictoriaSeeds calls for partnerships between multinationals and homegrown SME’s to help African farmers to grow sustainably. See here which SME’s are out there: accesstoseeds.org

Seed companies have focussed on benefits for farmers and should do more to show nutritional and environmental benefits for consumers to prevent a push back on new technologies we need to sustainably feed 10 billion people, says Liam Condon of @Bayer4Crops #FoodPrize19

We have the technologies and can reduce the environmental impact of food production if we as seed companies work together with farmers and all the way through the food chain with food companies and consumers, says @ErikFyrwald of @Syngenta #FoodPrize19

I firmly believe that quality vegetable seeds, coupled with knowledge transfer, have the potential to address many of the development challenges we face today, writes @eastwestseed founder and @WorldFoodPrize laureate Simon Groot worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm…

Seed companies should shift breeding targets from increasing yields to increasing nutritional value and meeting consumer preferences to support the shift to healthier diets, says @surentiku #seedworld2019

To encourage more R&D investments by seed companies to fight climate change and tackle malnutrition, governments need to ensure IP protection and create a predictable regulatory environment, says Ram Kaundinya, chair of @fsii_india #seedworld

This week our chair @AnnTutwiler participates in world’s premier forum for African agriculture #AGRF2019 - Access to qualilty seeds is key for driving sustainable food systems in #Africa

Cereals, vegetables and legumes are plants that feed the world. Conserving their diversity and promoting a diverser use starts with joining forces, sharing data, aligning metrics @planttreaty @CIAT_ @go_vegetables @BioversityInt accesstoseeds.org/the-plants…

#seedcompanies can greatly help #smallholders by enabling them to produce seeds under fair conditions. By setting up local production facilities, smallholders can access advanced technologies, expertise & quality seeds on a continuous basis: ow.ly/IHRo30oXZZl #ATSIndex

Despite growing awareness around the need to and benefits of targeting #womenfarmers and #next-generationfarmers, companies have yet to translate this into action. Find out more key findings: ow.ly/YcVb30oXFIy #ATSIndex #SDG2 #GlobalGoals #FoodSecurity