And we’re off! Our side event at the UN Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development has begun. We’ll be hearing from speakers on the importance of seeds, smallholders & the #SDGs in building a better tomorrow. Watch this space to follow the conversation live 🌱🌍 #ARFSD

Lead Access to Seeds Alice Ingabire presents findings from our latest landscaping report. One of the key findings she stresses: 70% (!) of countries in Western & Central Africa had no private sector breeding programs identified, with a high # of varieties older than 5 years #ARFSD #SDGs

Congratulations to WBA's Access to Seeds for launching the methodology for assessing 72 global, regional, and national seed companies on their efforts at improving access to quality seeds to smallholder farmers in three regions. For more details see worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/research/metho…

Check out this interview about the Access to Seeds Index's work with Alice, the spotlight benchmark lead, and Wandie. youtube.com/watch?v=tdDzJ2…

From small land holders in Peru to large holdings in Australia, we strive to provide all farmers access to quality seeds. Access to Seeds recognizes our commitment and ranked Advanta Seeds 5th on the global Access to Seed Index. Looking forward to more collaboration with World Benchmarking Alliance

The #seeds sector has a crucial role to play in contributing to a more sustainable #foodsystem. How can seeds companies drive the transformative change needed? Join our discussion International Seed Federation's virtual congress #ISFVirtual2021. Register➡️ congress.worldseed.org #Journey2Resilience

We look forward to hosting a panel discussion at #ISFVirtual2021 today! ℹ️ "Transformational Change from Farm to Fork: How Seed Companies are Crucial for Impact" ⏰15:30-16:00 CEST See you shortly! #journey2resilience

We're proud to announce that we have risen one place to reach #2 out of 32 seed companies in the latest regional Access to Seeds Index (ATSI) for Western and Central Africa (WCA). eastwestseed.com/news/east-west… #ATSIndex2021 #smallholderfarmers World Benchmarking Alliance | Access to Seeds

2 days before UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, we are excited to share the findings of the third Access to Seeds. With its position at the start of the food chain, the #seed industry is vital for realising #SDG2. Have the world's leading seeds companies improved? bit.ly/ATSI21 #FoodSystems4SDGs

#Smallholder access to #seeds in Africa #benchmarked – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog - go.shr.lc/3CG5syZ Access to Seeds World Benchmarking Alliance

The results of the 3rd Access to Seeds by World Benchmarking Alliance are here! How are the world's leading #seeds companies improving access to quality seeds for smallholder farmers and enhancing their productivity? Discover more👉 buff.ly/3o7gZmy #ATSIndex2021

We are excited to share the Access to Seeds ranking for West and Central World Benchmarking Alliance UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 bit.ly/3zKBzLZ

Advanta Seeds Access to Seeds World Benchmarking Alliance UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 Congratulations

L’industrie #semencière mondiale plus à l’écoute des #petits #agriculteurs selon le Access to Seeds #semence #Afrique #AfriqueOuest #Nigeria #Ghana #CoteIvoire #BurkinaFaso World Benchmarking Alliance Bayer AG #Novalliance Food and Agriculture Organization @IFADfrancais commodafrica.com/27-09-2021-lin…

🌱Join us for the launch of the third iteration of WBA’s Access to Seeds for Eastern and Southern Africa, with speakers from @EASEEDSALES, Bayer AG, AfricaSeeds SeedCo Zambia, @TASAIndex & mPedigree. Register here: bit.ly/3a2YCaf

RT World Benchmarking Alliance: 🌱Join us for the launch of the third iteration of WBA’s Access to Seeds for Eastern and Southern Africa, with speakers from @EASEEDSALES, Bayer AG, AfricaSeeds SeedCo Zambia, @TASAIndex & mPedigree. Register here: bit.ly/3a2YCaf

Bottom line: "A local seed company that develops varieties well-adapted to niche agro-ecological environments previously overlooked by larger seed companies may be able to increase smallholder productivity in their community" Access to Seeds

The Svalbard Svalbard Seed Vault unlocked its doors again today to welcome 50 boxes containing 14,011 seed samples, bringing the total number of seeds in the vault to 1,125,416. The broad diversity of represented crops includes cereals, corn, herbs and African forages.

Key West Africa regional #fertilizer and #seeds stakeholders begin training on use of #FeSeRWAM and #AIP tools to help farmers access appropriate fertilizer blends, improved seed varieties, and good agricultural practices. @IFDCnews CORAF

Less than 10% of the world’s smallholder farmers have access to improved & quality seeds that can halt & tolerate climate change impacts, finds Access to Seeds - High Yield Seeds Could Address Food Shortages & Place Africa on Track to Zero Hunger – Experts ipsnews.net/2021/12/high-y…