Although achieving seed security is quite different from attaining food security, the crisis of food insecurity can be traced to seed insecurity. A discussion of food security, without paying attention to seed security is, therefore, incomplete. It is even more incomplete without revisiting the key role of women’s knowledge in ensuring seed security and consequently, food security. The decision on the type of seed to conserve falls upon the woman who knows what characteristics of the crop are most useful to the household. This study presents the findings of a survey that investigated women’s indigenous knowledge in household food security in Mulîlî sub-location, Makuenî County. It is informed by the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) theory and the research design was both qualitative and quantitative.
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