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Upcoming Events

From our flagship Mbegu Yetu Forum to quarterly field days and rolling farmer training workshops — there is always something happening at G-BiACK.

Flagship Event 2026

Don’t Miss Our Biggest Event of the Year

2026 Schedule

All Upcoming Events

28 Aug 2026

Mbegu Yetu Forum 2026 — Seed Sovereignty Summit

Kenya’s annual gathering of farmers and seed savers. Seed exchanges, field demonstrations, farmer testimonies, policy discussions and cultural celebrations. Theme: “Our Seeds, Our Stories, Our Sovereignty.”

Thika Campus Annual Forum Free Entry All Welcome
Rolling 2026

GROW BIOINTENSIVE Residential Training Workshops

3–4 week hands-on training at G-BiACK’s campus covering all 8 essential elements of biointensive farming. Open to individual farmers, groups, NGO partners and schools. Available in English and Kiswahili.

Thika Campus Multiple Dates English & Kiswahili
Qrtly 2026

Open Farm Days — Tour G-BiACK’s 160-Bed Demonstration Farm

Quarterly open days welcoming farmers, donors, researchers, NGO partners, journalists and curious visitors to walk the farm, meet the team and see GROW BIOINTENSIVE agriculture in action. Groups of any size welcome.

G-BiACK Farm Groups Welcome Free Entry
On Req. Anytime

Community Outreach Training — We Come to Your Location

G-BiACK staff travel to farmer groups, cooperatives and community organisations across Central, Eastern and Nairobi Counties to deliver hands-on biointensive training and follow-up farm monitoring visits.

Your Community Central, Eastern, Nairobi Counties Book via Contact
TBC 2026

African Biointensive Movement Network Meeting

G-BiACK participates in the regional African Biointensive network connecting Kenya, DRC, Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa and beyond. Date and venue to be confirmed. NGO and research partners welcome.

Regional Event Partners Only Date TBC
Looking Back

Past Highlights

Mbegu Yetu Forum 2025
Mbegu Yetu Forum — 2025

Hundreds of Seed Savers Gather in Thika

The 2025 edition drew farmers, NGO partners and community leaders from across Kenya for a full day of seed exchanges, testimonies and celebration of indigenous varieties.

African Biointensive Workshop 2015
Continental Workshop — 2015

African Biointensive Movement Workshop, Thika

G-BiACK co-hosted the landmark African Biointensive Movement Workshop connecting practitioners from Kenya, DRC, Ghana, Rwanda and South Africa for three days of knowledge exchange.

2012 Food Sovereignty Prize
Award — 2012

G-BiACK Wins the 2012 Food Sovereignty Prize

Awarded in recognition of G-BiACK’s outstanding contribution to community-led food systems, farmer rights and ecological agriculture at the grassroots level in Kenya.

Partner field visit to G-BiACK campus
Field Visit — 2023

Partners & Donors Tour the Demonstration Farm

Representatives from partner organisations walked the double-dug beds and seed bank, seeing first-hand how GROW BIOINTENSIVE training translates into farmer outcomes.

Value addition training for community farmers
Training — 2022

Value-Addition & Agribusiness Workshop

Farmer groups learned processing and packaging techniques to add value to their harvests, opening new income streams beyond raw produce sales.

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Register Your Interest

Fill in this form to register interest for Mbegu Yetu Forum 2026, a training workshop, a farm visit, or community outreach. Our team will be in touch with full details.

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