b"ISF GETS THEIRBOOTS DIRTY WITH NEW PARTNERSHIP The global seed sector looks to get down and dirty with a new collaboration in Rwanda.Alex MartinSEED IS LIFE. Its a motto anyone whos worked with the International Seed Federation (ISF) will know. Seed is the basis of all lifewithout it, farmers across the globe wouldnt be able to grow the food that sustains us today. But, theres another aspect of ISFs motto and mission thats equally, if not more important, to the organization: creating a world where the best quality seed is accessible to all while supporting sustainable agriculture and food security. It's a steep task, to say the least, but only about 10% of smallholder farm-ers worldwide have access to seeds with traits to withstand drought, increase yields and improve nutrition. With many farmers lacking access to quality seeds, ISF saw a need for more boots on the groundwork. The only question left, though, was how? The Perfect PartnershipCreating the perfect partnership might not always be easy, but when ISFs international agriculture manager, Hlne Khan Niazi, looks back on work-ing with Fair Planet, an NGO thats aimed at creating success for smallholder farmers in developing countries, it seems like the pieces just fell into place. The two organizations first met in 2017 in Rwanda, at the 7th Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food andShoshan Haran teaches smallholder farmers Agriculture, where Shoshan Haran, founder and president of Fair Planet, wasabout different practices to use in the field.invited to present Fair Planets work.28/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2023"