The Return of Indigenous Seeds & Murang'a Path to Food Security

The rains delayed. Then they disappeared. In Kandara, Murang’a County, farmers watched maize dry up and beans fail, until some remembered the seeds their grandparents once planted. In this episode, Steve Mokaya traces how indigenous crops, once dismissed as old-fashioned, became lifelines during drought. At the heart of the story is a community seed bank built on trust, where farmers borrow seeds and return double, preserving biodiversity, protecting nutrition, and reclaiming control over their food future.