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Stakeholders in seed and plant sector call for overhaul of outdated seed law

Sacco ReviewOctober 20, 202504 mins

Stakeholders in Kenya’s seed and plant sector are pushing for a complete overhaul of the Seed and Plant Varieties Act, Cap 326, citing its failure to accommodate the evolving needs of the country’s agricultural landscape and its discriminatory stance against indigenous seed systems. The 1972 law, critics say, has become obsolete, despite undergoing several amendments…

Farmers pin hopes on review of punitive seed law to salvage extinct of indigenous seeds

Sacco ReviewOctober 17, 202503 mins

Small-scale farmers across Kenya are hopeful that the government’s ongoing review of the Seed and Plant Variety Act of 2012 will end years of restrictions that have hindered the exchange and use of indigenous seeds. The issue took centre stage at the 4th Indigenous Seeds and Food Harvest Fair 2025 held in Nanyuki, Laikipia County,…