Climate resilience farming

Seed Savers Push to Protect Indigenous Seeds as Kenya Revises Seed Laws

Big3Africa Desk June 12, 2026

As Kenya moves to revise its seed laws, farmers and conservation groups are advocating for stronger protection of indigenous seeds. They argue that preserving traditional crop varieties is vital for food security, climate resilience, and safeguarding farmers’ rights to save, exchange, and sell seeds.

Food Systems

Maize Aggregation Defends Against Climate-Driven Hunger and Aflatoxin

Pauline Ongaji May 26, 2026

Farmers in Laikipia are using maize aggregation, modern drying, and safer storage technologies to fight climate-driven hunger and rising aflatoxin contamination threatening food security and public health in Kenya.

Food Systems

FAO Warns Land Degradation Is Undermining Africa’s Food Future

Peter Ngare December 16, 2025

Land degradation is undermining Africa’s food security as soils lose fertility, forests disappear and climate stress intensifies. A new FAO report warns that without urgent land restoration and sustainable farming, smallholder livelihoods and national economies face growing risk.