Counterfeit seed affects the business viability of both farmers and seed companies and has a significant impact upon companies’ adoption strategies and marketing and sales activities. About 60% of companies have implemented measures to address issues surrounding counterfeit seed, particularly in Uganda and Kenya. Four companies in Uganda use Kakasa, an e-verification scheme for purchased seed. Other companies demonstrate activities at the broader level through seed association policies or have adopted more traditional methods such as tamper-proof packaging or unique, hard-to-fake stickers.
Integration with the World Benchmarking Alliance
The Access to Seeds Index is now part of the World Benchmarking Alliance. All indexes up to 2020 can be found here. New indexes and methodologies are published on the website of the WBA.
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