Welcome to The Seed and Knowledge Initiative

Important Update: 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 of all our partners over the years.

This NPC is not just a legal entity, it belongs to all of us and is a shared platform to continue advancing our vision of advancing practice, science and social movement in Agroecology and Farmer Led Seed Systems for Food Sovereignty in Southern Africa.

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.

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.
06
May

Becoming the architects of our own food system in Zambia

As part of strengthening SKI’s markets work - one of the key priorities of the new SKI strategy, , the SKI Grants Officer is currently participating in the Organics International (IFOAM) Leadership Course in South...
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06
May

Reflections and Lessons from the SKI delegation visit to the Potato Park in Peru

As part of strengthening SKI’s markets work - one of the key priorities of the new SKI strategy, , the SKI Grants Officer is currently participating in the Organics International (IFOAM) Leadership Course in South...
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31
Mar

Strengthening SKI’s capacity to build territorial markets

As part of strengthening SKI’s markets work - one of the key priorities of the new SKI strategy, , the SKI Grants Officer is currently participating in the Organics International (IFOAM) Leadership Course in South...
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Jobs at SKI:

Please note that there are currently no vacancies available. Please check back soon.