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Farmers inspiring farmers to save seeds in Kenya

Food insecurity and reduced food sovereignty is rampant in Kenya. This can be attributed to a new era of industrial agriculture resulting in genetic erosion of local crops, monoculture, high seed prices, and excessive use of chemicals. 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. Farmers from other regions are connected to the Seed Saver groups via a database with details of the 35,000 local seed growers.

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作者: Daniel Wanjama, Coordinator, Seed Savers Network, Kenya
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组 织: Seed Savers Network, Kenya
其他组织: AFSA
年份: 2019
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国家: Kenya
地理范围: 非洲
类别: 个案研究
内容语言: English
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