Indo-American Hybrid Seed

Stakeholder engagement
The company demonstrates that it undertakes stakeholder engagement activities in its involvement with the International Seed Federation (ISF), the Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA) and the National Seed Association of India (NSAI). However, it has an opportunity to disclose an overview of issues raised through these engagement activities as well as how it identifies its most relevant stakeholders.

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.

Plant breeding activities in index countries
The company has its own breeding program in India and develops hybrid varieties of global vegetable crops, including tomato and hot pepper, as well as global field crops including rice, paddy and maize. The company develops varieties with traits particularly useful for smallholder farmers, such as resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, but it does not disclose whether it develops varieties with resistance and tolerance to regionally important pests and diseases. It is also unclear whether the company invests in the capacity building of local research staff in its breeding activities in the region.

Local participation in breeding/variety development and variety testing
The company does not disclose whether it uses feedback from local consumers, traders and smallholder farmers to inform its breeding programme or whether it conducts variety trials in index countries.

Seed production activities in index region and engaging smallholder farmers in seed production
The company has seed production activities in India. However, it does not provide any evidence regarding whether it engages or collaborates with local players in these activities and whether it involves smallholder farmers in its seed production activities.

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 both when seed production is carried out by the company itself or through an intermediate. Furthermore, the company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its intermediates to do so.

Quality and safety of varieties
Indo-American Hybrid Seeds adheres to ISTA protocols for safeguarding the quality and safety of seeds, but it has an opportunity to disclose its protocols for safely introducing varieties into index countries.

Distribution channels
The company has distribution channels in India, but it can disclose more about how it services remote areas.

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

Rice, paddy

Cabbage
Eggplant
Gourd
Okra
Onion
Pepper (hot)
Pepper (sweet)
Tomato
Watermelon

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