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- Seeds Fight HungerGardens give nutrition, income, and self-reliance.
- Crisis RecoveryAfter disaster response: what’s next?
- LivelihoodGardens grow income for education, medicines, tools.
- Women’s EmpowermentWomen with resources and power can transform lives.
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- Success StoriesTiny seeds that made a big difference.
- Partner OrganizationsSPI partners guide the way from planting to harvest to utilization.
- Where SPI Seeds Come FromWe help top-quality vegetable seeds find new homes.
- Where SPI Seeds GoView a world map with our project links.
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SPI’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Brian Love, Chair
Corn Silage Breeder, Land O' Lakes

John A. Batcha, Founder, Seed Programs International
Retired, Asgrow Seed Company

Tamiko Gaines, MA, MBA, First Vice Chair
University of Florida (UF) Agricultural Education and Communication PhD Student
UF Graduate Teaching Assistant in Leadership
Graduate Research Assistant at the UF | IFAS Center for Leadership

Timothy J. Batcha, Treasurer
CFO, Standard Holding Corporation
Certified Management Accountant

Sharon Hanson, Secretary
Manager, Seed Quality and Technical Support Services
Retired, Registered Seed Technologist

Jim Schweigert, Immediate Past Chair
President, Gro Alliance, LLC

Jack Bernens
JTB Ventures, Inc.
Retired, Head, Enogen Business at Syngenta

Karl Fiander, President of SPI Canada
Retired, Pickseed Canada

Dr. Jill Fromewick
Executive Director, Sparrow Research Group

Maina Kiai

June Lavelle
Owner and Chief Consultant, Lavelle & Associates, Inc.

Hiwot Menbere
Good to Grow Inc. Founder/ President

Don Wertman
Retired, Chief Operating Officer, Seedway

LEGAL COUNSEL TO BOARD

Gary Kushner
Hogan Lovells US LLP. Legal Counsel, American Seed Trade Association.

Contact Us

Seed Programs International

PO Box 9163
Asheville, NC 28815
828-707-1640

Seed Programs Canada (Affiliate)

Registered Charity No. 839858107RR0001
Lombardy, ON
613-406-6100

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Seed Programs International (SPI)

Seed Programs International (SPI) is a non-profit, tax exempt, non-governmental humanitarian organization.

We work thorough other humanitarian organizations, church groups, service clubs and individual donors, to provide quality seed to impoverished communities in developing countries enabling them to grow some of their own food. In addition to seed, SPI provides critical seed expertise and experience operating seed based self help programs.”

SPI is operated by individuals with over 50 years seed industry experience plus over 20 years experience in vegetable research and production. We also have 15 years experience operating programs that have successfully shipped seed to over 70 countries on five continents. SPI has shipped enough seed to plant over 1,000,000 vegetable gardens, providing more than 20 kinds of vegetables that are rich in vitamins and minerals often missing in people’s diets.