Our Role in Society
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A Good Seed Goes a Long Way
By bringing better seeds and better yields to millions of farmers in Asia, East- West Seed brings better lives to millions of families in the region.
Our founder Simon Groot always said that a good seed can have a much greater impact on a country's development than millions of foreign aid money.
We see this everyday, as farmers tell us how profitable arming has become for them, thanks to East-West Seed.
How We're Helping Farmers and their Families "Our yield increases using East-West seeds. The varieties of East-West are tolerant to pests and diseases, yield high-quality fruits, and command premium prices in the market. The products of East-West are preferred by consumers, that's why they're easy to sell. East-West varieties are easy to grow, result in a bigger harvest and higher returns. Our family was able to build a house just by planting vegetables."
- Domingo Ramos, Bitter gourd farmer, Pampanga, Philippines
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 "I have met success with this variety from my very first crop up to this day.
It has the shape and color that consumers like, and the fruit is completely red.
And it holds up well during shipping and handling."
- Ms.Kham Sandontawng, Tomato farmer, Chiang Rai, Thailand
We Take Root in Our Communities
We believe that a healthy community is the root to a good society. At East-West, we take pride and dedication in improving the quality of lives our customers; who we also consider as our friend and neighbor. We take intuitive steps in seeing every community thrive and prosper through the programs we contribute. The following are just a few of our community programs.
 “Tanim Para sa Kinabukasan” (Planting for the Future) in the Philippines:
A school-based program, teaches children the value of vegetables, from planting and caring for them, all the way to cooking and enjoying them.
 “Phufa’s Junior Accountant Project ” in Thailand:
A joint cooperation between 4 organizations; cooperative schools, parents, Cooperative Auditing Department, and East-West with a vision that “students and communities need to improve agriculture practices and cost budgeting of the cooperative system in order to build a sustainable and good quality of life.”
 “Agriculture Demonstration Project” in Thailand:
The Phufa Development Center, Cooperative Auditing Department, and East-West have joint cooperation in establishing an integrated learning demonstration center for transferring agricultural knowledge and technology in cultivating organic vegetables to support the school lunch project.
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