Kenyan Farmers Challenge the Prohibition on Seed Sharing in Court

The facility was established in 1988 to preserve seeds for study and subsequent farm reinstatement. Given that some traditional kinds are disappearing due to climate change, the centre has become even more crucial.
According to Desterio Nyamongo, director of the Genetic Resources Research Institute, “we realise that some of the traditional varieties that we had abandoned are actually more resilient to climate change, so when you introduce them especially in marginal areas, those varieties outperform the improved varieties and therefore famers find them very useful.”
Some farmers contend that attempts to enhance the nation’s seed system have been impeded by a 2012 regulation that forbids seed sharing. According to the National Seed Bank’s director, farmers should grow conventional types if they cannot afford the fertilisers required for hybrid seeds.
“It would be incorrect for farmers to believe that adopting native seeds is outdated, particularly those in marginalised areas. On the contrary, Nyamongo explains, “some of the indigenous varieties are more resilient because they have adapted to the local conditions over time.
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