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Stakeholders in seed and plant sector call for overhaul of outdated seed law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