Integrated vegetable seed pilot and farm extension The project will establish a facility for the production and processing for vegetable varieties and high quality seeds. The project includes farmer extension and will involve a lot of out growers to produce seed. The project will be located in the Yangon area. The partners are both subsidiaries of the East-West Seed Group. A joint venture will be set up for the PSI project. East-West is already nine years active as trader in the seed sector in Myanmar through its rep. office and is the current market leader in vegetable seeds.The project will produce OP varieties vegetable seed and F1 seeds locally (50% of the production value) and will import OP varieties seed and hybrid (F1) seed. A commercial vegetable seed production facility is new for the country. The production process includes seed production, seed processing, quality control, sales and promotion, farm extension, product development, variety selection. The project will create a lot of impact. It will create 55 jobs and will make use of 1400 out growers for seed production/selection and 1,500 pollinators. Small-scale farmers will get access to better varieties, partly local produced, that will increase the productivity and profitability. To assist the farmers a farmers extension and training programme is part of the project.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The already existing CSR policy of East-West, based on OECD guidelines and ILO declaration of fundamental principles and rights at work and the UN convention on biodiversity, will also be applied by the new joint venture. That secures good CSR principles for the project.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsA lot of fringe benefits are mentioned in the proposal: Meal allowance on journey, meal in the factory, medical insurance, child care.Lower positions will get a wage on living wage level. Under Result 1 an evaluation will be carried out to investigate the living wage in the specific area. This is favourable than set the wages now because of current rapid change of the wages.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe F1 seeds (product) will be new for Myanmar.The project will establish the first commercial vegetable seed production facility in the country. So the production method is new for Myanmar. The out growers programme for seed selection and production is also new (organisation).The local produced product will strengthen the vegetable sector through better and affordable seed.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersThe suppliers will be mainly the out growers. The number of out growers is large (1,400) who will benefit of the project. The farmers will earn a 100 euro to 200 euro profit per cycle in addition to their existing farm activities.Another 1,500 pollinators will be trained and paid for their F1 pollination work.Impact on local customers or consumersFarmers will get access to the good quality seeds that if treated well will gain a higher yield. Farmer extension etc will assist the farmers to achieve that. It will lead to higher income.•	Impact on the sectorThe joint venture will cooperate with the Yezin part of the Ministry for Agriculture and Irrigation. The “Top sector Tuinbouw en Uitgangsmateriaal” has already concluded a MoU with this Ministry.•	EnvironmentThe project will not harm the environment. Seed processing is a clean activity. If required the partners will carry out an environmental impact analysis. The CSR policy is clear about the positive attitude to prevent environmental damage. East-West will arrange spraying training with major agro chemical companies, aim to increase the efficiencies and minimize the impact on the environment and farmer.•	Position of womenThe project will hire 17 women out of 40 on basic level jobs and 18 women out of 35 on medium/high level jobs.•	Impact on food safetyBetter seeds that will provide a higher yield of quality vegetables will contribute more food security. To set up an integrated vegetable seed production capacity with farmer extension. Cumulative production value will be € 300,000 locally produced OP seed, € 625,000 locally produced F1 seed, € 250,000 imported OP seed and € 700,000 imported F1 seeds.