Towards sustainability: Training on value addition and composite flour processing for community seed banks

To empower smallholder farmers and enhance local food processing capacity in western Kenya, a dynamic training workshop on value addition through composite flour processing and dried vegetables was held at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) in October 2024. This initiative brought together 16 farmers from Nyando Community Seed Bank, Vihiga Community Seedbank and Kabudi-Agoro Women’s seed bank to learn how to transform locally grown crops into high-value, market-ready products.