Kenya - the Useful Plants Project In Kenya, the Useful Plants
Project aims to enhance the ex-situ conservation of plants that
are beneficial to human wellbeing. Ex-situ conservation involves
conserving seeds outside their native habitat and helps to
protect plant life for our future. The project is working
closely with local communities to increase their capacity to
propagate useful species. The main objectives of the project in
Kenya are to: - identify the most useful plant species for
conservation - conserve these important plants ex-situ - carry
out research in order to support the conservation and
sustainable use of selected useful species - enhance the
capacity of Government of Kenya (GoK) agencies and local growers
to cultivate target species Activities in Kenya Through
literature review and ethnobotanical surveys, investigating the
use of plants within community groups, the project team have
identified the most useful plant species. Four nurseries have
been selected for enhancement. They have been surv