Equator Seeds

Access to seeds for smallholder farmers
While Equator Seeds has an objective related to marketing and sales, the company has an opportunity to expand its access to seeds strategy to include other measurement areas and develop time-bound targets.

The company provides limited insight into its position and activities related to genetic resources and intellectual property management. As it is important that seed companies contribute to genetic resources and intellectual property management that supports smallholder agriculture, the company could provide more insights into its activities for others to learn from.

No relevant disclosure was found for the company in the research and development measurement area.

Seed production activities in index region
The company has seed production locations in Uganda and South Sudan, but it has an opportunity to disclose how it involves local players in these activities and an opportunity to extend seed production to other countries in the region.

Quality management in seed production in index countries
The company does not disclose evidence having a management system to ensure quality of its seed production in index countries.

Social and labour rights in seed production
The company does not disclose a policy committing to prohibit child and forced labour nor does it disclose a commitment to respect the health and safety of workers, either when seed production is carried out by the company itself or through an intermediary. Furthermore, the company does not disclose whether it pays its workers a living wage or requires its intermediaries to do so.

Diverse portfolio
The company has an opportunity to disclose the number of varieties and types of seeds it offers in index countries.

Quality assurance and after-sales
The company could disclose its protocols for quality assurance, monitoring its distribution network, ensuring that seeds are not sold beyond their shelf-life, preventing the distribution of counterfeit seeds and providing after-sales support programmes.

No relevant information was found for the company in the capacity building measurement area.

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Carrot
Cucumber
Okra
Onion
Pepper (sweet)
Pumpkin
Tomato
Watermelon

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