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Local Seed Increases Biodiversity

This project promotes the establishment of a seed bank and trains farmers in cultivating and collecting traditional seeds to promote higher diversity in their fields and ultimately on their families’ plates.

Biovision, in cooperation with its partner Bioversity International, is strengthening rural communities by encouraging the cultivation and marketing of traditional vegetable varieties. Local seed banks and farmer resource centres are being developed so that farmers can grow a wider range of vegetable varieties and provide a healthy, balanced diet for their families and customers.

In the video, farmers have their say on how the project supports them

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Sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture
Overview
Project country:
Kenya
Participants:
Ministry of Health and Agriculture employees
Smallholder farmers
Project Officer:
Loredana Sorg
Project phase:
2021-2023
Partner organizations:

Bioversity International

The project addresses the following SDGs from UN Agenda 2030:

This project is supported by SDC.

Project region

Elizabeth Omousile präsentiert stolz ihre Ernte in Vihiga, Kenia.
“I only knew Kale and legumes, but then with training I started looking for a variety of seeds.”
Elizabeth Omusiele, Farmer, Vihiga, Kenya

To support this project or get further information, please contact

Sharon Nehrenheim
Head of Institutional Fundraising
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+41 44 512 58 13
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women and their families have already improved their diets
Barely
90 percent of children meet even the minimum requirements of a balanced diet
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additional farmers receive knowledge passed on by each trained model farmer

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