The Seed and Knowledge Initiative

News and updates:

This new series of four case studies documents and analyses some of the main approaches that SKI partners have been implementing to strengthen farmer-led seed systems in Southern Africa over the past 10 years. It gives an inspiring portrayal of SKI seed work in support of the realisation of Farmers' Rights in our region.

Exciting News – Announcing SKI NPC

We are Happy to announce that The Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI) is now officially registered as a Non-Profit Company (NPC) in South Africa! This significant milestone is because of the collective effort and commitment...
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Exciting News from the Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI)!

We are Happy to announce that The Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI) is now officially registered as a Non-Profit Company (NPC) in South Africa! This significant milestone is because of the collective effort and commitment...
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Drought Resilience Stories

The 2023/2024 El Nino-induced drought wreaked havoc across southern Africa, particularly in Zambia and Zimbabwe, leading to severe crop failures and escalating food insecurity in the region. In April 2024, the Seed and Knowledge Initiative...
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Our Story
Who are we?

The Seed and Knowledge Initiative (SKI) is a dynamic partnership of diverse southern African organisations committed to securing food sovereignty in the region. We work with smallholder farmers to become more seed, food and nutritionally secure through farmer-led seed systems, improved crop diversity, and the revival of local knowledge systems. 

Approach
Theory of Change

Our Theory of Change is based on our understanding of how enduring social transformation happens through an intricate and cyclical process of individual, community, and social change. It is also a response to our context, which requires a long term and fundamental paradigm shift.