Calls for organic certification took centre stage during Seed Fair Mashinani event at Kiptangwanyi on Friday October 9, 2026. The event brought together farmers from Elementaita Ward who gathered at Kiptangwanyi centre. A total 20 Community Seed Banks were represented during the event that saw exhibition of the diversity in seeds and preservation. It is […]
Makongo Farmers Network on Tuesday October 14 joined other farmers nationwide in marking seed fair Mashinani. The lively event held at Makongo centre in Gilgil Subcounty, saw the farmers engaged through exhibition, learning more on traditional ways of seeds preservation and value addition. Issues of seed sovereignty also took centre stage as farmers called on […]
Lobby groups working with farmers in the seed sector are pushing for a review of Seed and Plant Varieties Act in Kenya. The groups argue that the current Law as it is now does not give the farmers the right to sell their seeds directly. Led by Gilgil-based Seed Savers Network Kenya, the groups want […]