Seed Savers Kenya Open Source Seeds

Seed Savers Kenya Open Source Seeds Seed savers network kenya promotes indigenous seed preservation, agro biodiversity, community seed banks, farmer led seed conservation, food sovereignty, and agroecology training across kenya. Seed savers kenya varieties find varieties potato "inspired by tom" (working title) chili pepper "black heart" tomato „sunviva“ tomato "vivagrande" tomato "vivaroma" spring summer wheat „convento c“ winter wheat „nudelwunder“ winter wheat „bäckerglück“ balkontomate "mutter ey" maize "paradise rainbow" (in cultivation) tomato.

Join Seed Saver Champions Fundraising For Save Seeds Grow Food Seed savers network has established 105 community seed banks across kenya, safeguarding thousands of indigenous and climate resilient seed varieties. these banks serve as local seed reserves, ensuring that smallholder farmers can access, store, and exchange diverse seeds. As a remedy, kenya seed savers network empowers farming communities to develop a community biodiversity register and adopt on farm seed saving through community seed banking. members organize seed fairs to exchange, share and sell their seeds. Key varieties identified include sweet potatoes, millet and indigenous vegetables that are drought resistant and nutritionally rich, highlighting the potential for enhancing food security and climate resilience. Seed savers network is working with smallholder farmers to trace and preserve indigenous seeds at risk of extinction and reintroduce them to farms in kenya while promoting traditional farming practices devoid of pesticides.

Seed Savers Network Kenya The Biggest Community Seedbank Platform In Key varieties identified include sweet potatoes, millet and indigenous vegetables that are drought resistant and nutritionally rich, highlighting the potential for enhancing food security and climate resilience. Seed savers network is working with smallholder farmers to trace and preserve indigenous seeds at risk of extinction and reintroduce them to farms in kenya while promoting traditional farming practices devoid of pesticides. On 27 november 2025, the high court of kenya delivered a landmark ruling that offered significant relief to smallholder farmers. the court affirmed that farmers have the right to save and share their indigenous seeds, an important victory for seed sovereignty and agricultural freedom. Community seed banks in kenya were established or strengthened to secure seed stocks for future seasons and reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers. more than 1,000 seed varieties have now been stored across 140 community seed banks, 13 of which have been restored as part of the project. Through its open source seeds program, hivos aims to address these issues, and works with farmers, breeders, ngos, seed enterprises, researchers and governments to improve access to diverse seeds for smallholder farmers. Slow food kenya 4d󰞋󱟠 we joined the seed savers network and lead farmers from mau narok, mariashoni, mauche, and likia for a two day inception meeting facilitated by the world resources institute team, which focused on co designing an agroecology curriculum. together, we co developed training modules, identified key topics, defined.

Seed Savers Network On 27 november 2025, the high court of kenya delivered a landmark ruling that offered significant relief to smallholder farmers. the court affirmed that farmers have the right to save and share their indigenous seeds, an important victory for seed sovereignty and agricultural freedom. Community seed banks in kenya were established or strengthened to secure seed stocks for future seasons and reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers. more than 1,000 seed varieties have now been stored across 140 community seed banks, 13 of which have been restored as part of the project. Through its open source seeds program, hivos aims to address these issues, and works with farmers, breeders, ngos, seed enterprises, researchers and governments to improve access to diverse seeds for smallholder farmers. Slow food kenya 4d󰞋󱟠 we joined the seed savers network and lead farmers from mau narok, mariashoni, mauche, and likia for a two day inception meeting facilitated by the world resources institute team, which focused on co designing an agroecology curriculum. together, we co developed training modules, identified key topics, defined.