PROJECT EAST WEST SEED
East West Seed is an international tropical vegetable seed company that focusses on small farmers in tropical countries. Their mission is to provide innovative products and services that will help increase the income of vegetable farmers, and to promote growth and quality of the tropical vegetable industry. One of their main values is to provide better seeds for a better yield, assisting famers to increase their efficiency.
Together with Rijk Zwaan and Wageningen University, East West Seeds founded SEVIA. SEVIA (Seeds of Expertise for the Vegetable Industry in Africa) is a training organization for small famers in Tanzania.
Coen Everts, CEO East West Seed, Moshi, Tanzania:
‘…Our communication department tends to be very creative but disorganized. In a short period of only 2 weeks, Svenja developed clear goals & objectives, and came up with a comprehensive and practical communication plan, providing the much desired structure for the department. Sensitive and understanding of African culture, Svenja passionately elevated our team to higher levels!…
Svenja Winter-Bock, Communication Advisor at Achmea Insurance Group, The Netherlands:
”…It was a great experience to work with the management and the team of East West Seed. Every day there was, besides hard working, always time to make jokes and it made me happy to hear their laughing. Just one big family who want to accomplish the same thing: better seeds for better yield for all farmers in Tanzania…’
