‘According to the Access to Seeds Index, which is compiled by a Dutch nonprofit and assesses companies based on their efforts to improve access to quality seeds for smallholders, Syngenta is ranked seventh in East Africa.
This might be reflective of the dominance of Kenyan and Ugandan firms that are ranked quite highly and is at odds with Syngenta’s global ranking as the second best performing company, after Dupont, based on similar indicators.
According to the Index, Syngenta is particularly weak in its research and development in the region as well as its production capabilities. Dupont, Thailand’s East-West Seed, Kenya Seed Company, Victoria Seeds, and East African seed are some of the companies that beat out Syngenta in the Access to Seed Index.’
