Sustainable food production cannot exist without innovation, as it is innovative research that leads to better performing varieties that ensure farmers get higher yield and sufficient income for their families. EWS believes that protecting breeders' rights is important in innovation, supporting R&D in continuously providing products for smallholder farmers.

In our markets, more than 1/3 of the population is engaged in agriculture. These countries depend heavily on farming for food security and employment. Sustainable food production cannot exist without innovation, as it is innovative research that leads to better performing varieties that ensure farmers get higher yield and sufficient income for their families. 

Plant Variety Protection (PVP) acknowledges the rights of farmers, who remain free to save, use and exchange seeds for their own use.