Founded in 1982 by Dutch seedsman
Simon Groot, the 2019 World Food Prize Laureate, East-West Seed is one of the world’s leading vegetable seed companies in Asia and expanding rapidly in Africa and Latin America. The privately-owned company has played an important role in the development and
improvement of tropical vegetable varieties that are adapted to tropical markets and growing conditions. Its mission is to provide innovative products and services that help to improve the livelihood of vegetable farmers. In addition, East-West Seed trains
vegetable farmers in order to help maximize their yield and income through better knowledge on vegetable production and farming skills.

In 2021, East-West Seed ranked #1 on the Access to Seeds Index for South and Southeast Asia Index.
This is the second time Access to Seeds Index has ranked East-West Seed at #1 in the South and Southeast Asia Index, the previous being in 2019, as well as also placing the company first on its Global ranking in 2019.

In 2020, East-West Seed ranked #28 in FORTUNE’s Annual Change the World list of companies that are doing well by doing good.

East-West Seed has its headquarters in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The company employs about 3,000
people and has 17 R&D establishments in 7 countries. With exports to over 60 countries in tropical areas, East-West Seed
serves nearly 23 million farmers around the world.