Introducing the Access to Seeds Index Encouraging global seed companies to provide small farmers with access to their assets Rome, 5 April 2013

A three-step approach 2012 Feasibility study 2013 Exploration process 2014 Develop first Index Basic characteristics for an Index to add value? Compile a common agenda expressing society’s expectations from private sector? Agree on a shared methodology; persuade companies to participate?

Basic characteristics  Can business do more to tackle global issues?  Is there something at stake for business to act?  Do companies differ in performance?  Need for alignment on common agenda?  Willingness among stakeholders to cooperate?  Can an Index add value (eg transparency, awareness)

The challenge

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, 2011 Bridging the gap Global seed industry has unique assets to contribute to agricultural development World Bank, 2008 Current business models leave out precisely those who need most to be supported UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, 2011 What gets measured, gets done Margaret Chan, DG WHO Companies want to do more, but at least need to get credit for it Bill Gates, BMGF

Focus through lens of society’s expectations 2 Focus through lens of society’s expectations 1 3 Businesses are willing to do more Shine a light on good practice Concentrate on single issue and industry 6 4 Facilitating a learning process Unleashing positive competitive dynamics 5 In search of new sustainable business models

Levers and drivers for business Reputation Intrinsic Business Mutual respect

Small commercial & emerging Farmers 10% Out of scope Large 90% Small commercial & emerging Business potential Pathway out of poverty Subsistence Access to Seeds is part of solution, but essential Part of integral approach to farmer development Interacting with (not crowding out) local seed systems

National seed companies Seed Industry Chemicals DSM Agro ChemChina Limagrain Monsanto Syngenta Dupont Rijk Zwaan BASF Niche players Bayer Regional players Pharma National seed companies GSK Pfizer

Companies to include Market share Niche Staple crops Vegetables Regional Monsanto (US) DuPont (US) Syngenta (Switzerland) Groupe Limagrain (Fr) Land O' Lakes (US) KWS AG (Germany) Bayer Crop Sc. (Ger.) Sakata (Japan) DLF-Trifolium (Denm) Takii (Japan) Syngenta (Switzerland) Monsanto (US) Rijk Zwaan (Dutch) Bejo (Dutch) Enza (Dutch) Groupe Limagrain (France) Takii (Japan) Sakata (Japan) SeedCo (Zimbabwe) Rachna Seeds (Pakistan) Crops / Seeds HZPC Holland (potato) EastWest (tropical) A certain degree of mutual identification is essential

Scoping the Index Farmer Crops Country Small commercial and subsistence farmers Upper boundary 2-5 ha? Broad crop focus Staple Vegetables Include non-food crops? World Bank LMIC list Or is strict farmer definition enough?

Methodology Technical areas Indicators Scoring guidelines Products Innovation Advocacy … Stakeholder agenda

How we measure

Our roadmap (1) Exploration phase Q1/Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013

Our roadmap (2) Index cycle

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