Towards a Regional Access to Seeds Index for Asia
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The document discusses the Access to Seeds Index, which evaluates seed companies' efforts to improve smallholder farmers' access to seeds. It provides background on the Index and its objectives to create transparency, encourage best practices, and identify private sector partners. It describes the Index's methodology, measurement areas, country coverage, timeline and process. It also presents sample company scorecards and rankings to illustrate the Index's insights into strengths, portfolios, and company presences in different regions.
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Towards a Regional Access to Seeds Index for Asia
- 1. Access to Seeds Index Towards a Regional Index for Asia APSA Congress, Incheon, 10 November 2016
- 2. Background Private sector engagement is key to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
- 3. Create transparency on current activities of companies Does company performance meet stakeholder expectations? Provide an evidence base to the conversation on where and how the seed industry can play a role Encourage seed companies to step up their efforts guided by a multi-stakeholder agenda and inspiration from peers Help identify private sector partners based on insights in strengths, portfolio, presence Background Objectives of the Access to Seeds Index
- 4. Background Over 100 media worldwide covered the Access to Seeds Index
- 5. Background The Access to Seeds Index has made many stakeholders aware that the seed industry is doing much more than they thought Samuel Levie Youth Food Movement
- 6. Methodology Six dimensions of ‘Access to Seeds’ According to smallholder farmers
- 7. Access dimensions Availability Mobile seed shops to reach local markets Victoria Seeds, Uganda Autonomy Marketing affordable OPV varieties Kenya Seed Company Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda Profitability Connecting farmers to output markets DuPont Pioneer Ethiopia Affordability Seed insurance against weather risks Syngenta, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda Suitability Breeding station for local crops and varieties Rijk Zwaan, East-West Seed Tanzania Capability School for next generation farmers Bayer, India What the Access to Seeds Index presents Best practices: practical examples of company activities in various dimensions of ‘access to seeds’
- 8. Country coverage The Access to Seeds Index focuses on four regions with (1) smallholder presence (2) food security challenge (3) agricultural potential • Global Index focuses on activities of global leaders in all four regions combined • Regional Index focuses on leading seed companies in a specific region
- 9. Measurement areas Governance & Strategy Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement Genetic Resources & Intellectual Property Research & Development Marketing & Sales Capacity Building Local Seed Sector Advancement (Global Index) Production (Regional Index)
- 10. 0 1 2 3 4 5 B Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement C Genetic Resources & Intellectual Property D Research & Development E Marketing & Sales F Capacity Building G Production A Governance & Strategy 3.30 2.85 2.34 1.85 3.33 1.80 2.04 Commitment 1.45 Performance 3.55 Transparency 0.30 Innovation 0.00 3 rank out of 17 score 2.45 East African Seed Index Crops in Portfolio Sales Breeding Focus Global Field Crops BDI ETH KEN MDG MWI MOZ RWD SSD TZA UGA ZMB ZWE Broad adaptation High altitude Mid altitude Low altitude Beans, dry Maize Rice, paddy Sorghum Soybean Global Vegetable Crops Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Chili pepper Cucumber Eggplant Gourd Green pea Leek Lettuce Melon Okra Onion Pumpkin Spinach Squash Sweet pepper Tomato Turnip Watermelon Local Field Crops Cowpea Local Vegetable Crops Amaranth Black nightshade Crotalaria Jew’s mallow Spider plant Operations in Scope Countries in scope Company presence Production locations Breeding station/R&D What the Access to Seeds Index presents Company scorecards: insights on strengths, portfolio and presence of individual companies
- 11. Timeline The methodology of the Access to Seeds Index is developed in consultation with industry and other stakeholders Jul - Dec Jan - Jun Jul - Dec 2017 2018 2018 Methodology Report Access to Seeds Index 2018 Report Jan - Jun 2017 Consultations Methodology development Index development Data collection
- 12. Support • Need for quality seeds to build business • And tackle climate change challenges Demands • Train farmers in using new technologies • Provide quality assurance Fears • Conserve traditional varieties • Protect farmers’ rights Main outcomes first Asian farmers consultation, Hanoi, 6 August 2016 Full report available on our website
- 13. Integrated business model • Breeding • Production • Distribution Leading company • Revenues • Volumes • Presence Does your company belong to the top league of seed companies in South and Southeast Asia?
- 14. All the data is added to the public domain and freely available via our reports and website W: www.accesstoseeds.org E: iverhagen@accesstoseeds.org