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# **Kenyan government: scrap law that JAILS Kenyan farmers for sharing indigenous seeds**

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## An outrageous law stops smallholder farmers in Kenya from using indigenous seeds to exchange them with other farmers - an age-old tradition.

## To make it worse, thesefarmers face a **prison sentence of up to two years** or a **fine of up to 1,000,000 Kenyan Shillings (8,000 US Dollars)** if they break this punitive law. All the while big companies are profiting, flooding Kenya with seeds.

**The government needs to protect Kenya’s farmers from big corporations.** Kenya’s government should amend these seed laws now and allow the sale, exchange and sharing of indigenous seeds and integrate local farmer seed management into law.

## **SIGN THE PETITION NOW - defend farmers' rights!**

## **To: Kenyan government**

## **Amend the seed law that punishes offenders with a prison sentence of up to two years or a fine of up to KES 1,000,000 or both.**

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