Seed-sharing ban ends, bringing new dawn for women's group

The government introduced the Seeds and Plant Varieties Act, which criminalises the saving, exchange and sale of traditional seeds by small-scale farmers. [Courtesy]

After years of playing hide-and-seek for fear of arrest and prosecution, a group of farmers is now preparing to cash in on indigenous seeds.

The women-owned Kabudi-Agro Community Seed Bank, located in Nyakach Sub-County of Kisumu County, had previously avoided selling indigenous seeds for fear of being labelled criminals.