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About East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation

Who We Are

  • EWS-KT is a non-profit corporate foundation with unique ties to East-West Seed Group.
  • Our mission is to improve the production and business skills of smallholder farmers, with the aim of enhancing their livelihoods and increasing the supply of safe-to-eat vegetables, while simultaneously catalyzing the development of innovative agricultural input markets.

What We Do

We leverage a business-minded approach to sustainable development for farmers in less developed areas:

  • We offer practical field demonstrations on home and market-driven production.
  • We guide farmers to establish demonstration plots to showcase innovative techniques for growing vegetables.
  • We provide field-level training and exposure on best practices for profitable and sustainable farming.
  • We develop locally adapted extension materials and share information through digital media platforms.
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How We Work

  • We help develop competitive agricultural-input markets and position vegetable production as an attractive and viable livelihood for local communities.
  • We build partnerships with other organizations that share our core values to promote a sustainable and profitable vegetable production system for low-income and rural communities.
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Our Resources

We have high-quality training materials, on-the-ground teams, and a unique data system. All of our extension materials are available on the EWS-KT digital platform GrowHow, which offers a variety of learning materials, including crop guides available in more than 25 languages.

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Invisible Roots

Watch EWS-KT staff share their unique stories of affecting the lives of people across the world.

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Our Technical Expertise

  • check_24px Vast expertise in vegetable farming techniques
  • check_24px In-depth knowledge of local needs and tools to ensure farmer success
  • check_24px Digital expertise and a data-driven approach
  • check_24px Extensive skills in team management and farmer return on investment
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Our Partners

We co-invest with organizations that share our social impact vision and market-based approaches.

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