The person behind the work
Samuel Okoth
Smallholder farmer and trainer
Kisumu, Kenya
About
Samuel farms two acres and now trains 400 neighbours each season in drought-tolerant planting.
Why this problem
Our rains changed and nobody told the farmers. So we taught each other.
Projects they lead
- Sowing Seasons
Training smallholder women farmers in drought-tolerant millet cultivation and direct market access.
Earlier work
Kisumu seed bank
Co-founder · 2015–2019
Stored and shared 14 local seed varieties with 300 farms.