Choir protects indigenous seeds in Nakuru areaCEFR A2
10 May 2025
Adapted from Minority Africa, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Lisah Malika, Unsplash
Makongo Village is near Nakuru city, northwest of Nairobi. Farmers and activists formed the Eden Indigenous Seed Farm Choir to defend local seed varieties and to teach simple farming skills.
The choir began in 2024 with weekly rehearsals at the founder's home. It recorded six songs in Swahili and Kikuyu and helped create a community seed bank that stores many indigenous seed varieties. Members teach seed selection, storage and women’s leadership at events and workshops.
Difficult words
- indigenous — native to a local area or region
- seed bank — place to keep and save many seeds
- variety — different type of plant or seedvarieties
- rehearsal — practice meeting before a performance or showrehearsals
- activist — person who works for social or political changeactivists
- founder — person who started an organization or groupfounder's
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Discussion questions
- Would you join a group that teaches farming skills and sings? Why or why not?
- Why is a community seed bank useful for farmers in a village like Makongo?
- Have you ever helped save seeds or learned about local plants? Describe your experience.
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