Our profile
Background East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer is the corporate non-profit foundation of East-West Seed - a global leader in vegetable seed for smallholder farmers. Simon Groot, who founded East-West Seed in 1982, received the 2019 World Food Prize in recognition of the company’s impact on world nutrition. The company was also recognized by the Global Access to Seed Index for its efforts in improving the productivity of smallholder farmers in under-developed markets. By positioning vegetable production as an attractive business opportunity, the mission of East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT) is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in less-developed areas of Africa and Asia. In addition to creating opportunities for income generation, our work catalyses the development of competitive agri-input markets and increases the availability of safe-to-eat and affordable vegetables for consumers in poorer areas.
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