b"New Improved Plant Varieties can be key to tackle the Figure 2 challenges of climate change and for the sustainability of food Why respondents use New systems: ensuring resistance to droughts, improving pest and diseases management, enabling sustainable use of inputs, get-Improved Plant Varieties ting closer to consumers demand.Theres no one-size-fits-all solution and it is key to ensure Better yields farmers have the widest possible choice of seeds: providing Improve income the right choice to the farmers that they can access, including Pest and disease resistance improved varieties.Drought tolerance It is not innovation for innovations sake, but improved vari-Reduce cost of inputs eties targeted to support the farmers in the day-to-day business, Higher value products to help to achieve sustainable development goals.Access to new marketsExport potential DRIVERS OF CHANGE New products From the survey we found out that it is all about changing those Other factors that enable farmers to have access to New Improved Plant 0 5 10 15 20 25 Varieties: the availability of these varieties with clear advantages in term of profitability, sustainability and climate change adapta-tion; an enabling regulatory and scientific framework. Financial resources to afford these varieties are as well a crucial driver.It is no less important to point out that some farmers high-lighted their preference to use traditional varieties.What emerged from the consultation is that farmers, both IT IS KEY TO ENSURE FARMERSthe ones that use New Improved Plant Varieties and the ones that do not, need more information about these varieties and HAVE THE WIDEST POSSIBLEtraining and technical assistance.Global/harmonized regulatory framework on New Improved CHOICE OF SEEDS, INCLUDINGPlant Varieties that covers the entire process is also required, IMPROVED VARIETIES starting with intellectual property rights (plant variety protec-tion) to encourage investment in plant breeding and seed produc-tion, through regulations to ensure good quality seed is available to farmers for completing the food chain to the consumers.Figure 3What would make respondents who don't use New Plant Varieties change their mindAdvantages in term ofAvailabilityprofitability, sustainability and climate change adaptationEnabling policiesPriceResources available to buy them More scienceEUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEAN SEED I 7"