Stewards Globe Limited was established in 2007 in Zambia and is involved in the production of improved seed varieties of cereals and legumes distributed under the Afriseed brand. The company has widened its distribution network in Zambia and neighbouring countries.
Stewards Globe ranks twenty-second in the 2021 index for Eastern and Southern Africa. The company has access to seeds objectives, but it could expand its strategy and develop time-bound targets. The company conducts variety trials across Zambia and collaborates with public research institutes to develop varieties of maize with traits that are particularly useful to smallholder farmers in the index region.
The company also has seed production locations in Zambia, where it involves local players, but it could disclose its policy for ensuring compliance with social and labour rights in its seed production activities. The company could diversify its portfolio and increase disclosure on its marketing practices, particularly demonstration programmes targeted towards women smallholder farmers.
While Stewards Globe offers extension services in the region, it could offer programmes to advance the use of information and communication technology and to improve the access to output markets by smallholder farmers.
