Strengthening climate-resilient food systems through co-learning and innovation: A stakeholder visit to aggregated farms and community seed banks in Kisumu County, Kenya

In June 2025, a multi-stakeholder field visit was conducted to assess and enhance the role of aggregated farms and community seed banks in promoting climate-resilient agriculture in Kisumu County, Kenya. The visit, organized under the Biodiversity for Resilient Ecosystems in Agricultural Landscapes (B-REAL) project, was led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in collaboration with Kisumu County Government and representatives from the Coady Institute, Canada. The delegation visited the Agoro East and Jimo East Aggregated Farms and the Nyando and Kabudi Agoro Community seedbanks.

This engagement served as a co-learning platform to evaluate locally embedded models of climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods, while exploring mechanisms to scale them through institutional and policy support.