In pursuit of disappearing foods

Two varieties of lima bean are successfully being revived by ABN partner Maendeleo Endelevu Action Program (MEAP) in Kenya’s Nakuru County and Molo Sub-county. This is part of a collaboration with four other partners across Africa which is working to connect seeds, culture and nature and to strengthen agroecological practices and food sovereignty. Another of the activities being implemented as part of the project is the conducting of community dialogues and community research on indigenous seeds and related knowledge as well as traditional practices. These dialogues identified a research team to help in exploring the priority food crops that are disappearing and need to be restored. During the dialogues, participants committed to promote indigenous foods, herbs and conservation of biodiversity as they share with their respective neighbours and community.