“In February 2016 a new index was launched: The Access to Seeds index. It is another example of a movement that started in 2004 with the development of the Access to Medicine Index. Instead of just “naming and shaming” an index creates a platform for collective dialogue surrounding issues in a certain sector and independently ranks the performance of the main players. This proves to be an effective way to counter a race to the bottom that is apparent in so many international value chains and transforms it into a competition towards good practices. ”
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