Ugandan farmers learn from community seed banks in Western Kenya
A learning exchange in Kenya inspired Ugandan farmers: by integrating a community seed bank, diversified farming, value addition activities and cultural pride, communities can build a sustainable future by cherishing their neglected and underutilized crops.
- climate change
- crops
- Community engagement
Ugandan farmers learn from community seed banks in Western Kenya
A learning exchange in Kenya inspired Ugandan farmers: by integrating a community seed bank, diversified farming, value addition activities and cultural pride, communities can build a sustainable future by cherishing their neglected and underutilized crops.
Farmers from Uganda’s Masindi and Hoima community seed banks safeguard indigenous seeds for both survival and heritage. To strengthen their activities and learn from success in action, they recently traveled across the border on a learning exchange visit to Kisumu, Kenya. They were hosted by their peers from the Kabudi-Agoro, Lower Nyando, and Vihiga community seed banks as part of the final workshop of the neglected and underutilized species (NUS) project, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Benefit Sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, in partnership with the Seed Savers Network.