Semilla Nueva produces and sells biofortified corn seeds with higher levels of iron, zinc, and quality protein to end the most pressing national nutritional deficiencies, and with higher yields to incentivize farmers to adopt. Semilla Nueva works with international scientists to develop and test seeds with higher levels of nutrition and competitive yields. Semilla Nueva then produces these seeds in Guatemala and sells them at a low price to farmers. Our field technicians provided farmers who buy our seed with technical support to ensure that they have the information necessary to successfully grow hybrid seeds.

In 2020, Semilla Nueva launched a seed distribution program for subsistence farmer families facing food crises during the COVID-19 crisis. We distributed seed to 1,878 subsistence farmers in Alta Verapaz and Chiquimula.