Grassroots · Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Kastom Gaden Association
Solomon Islands farmers swapping seed and know-how · customary gardening for food security
Since 2001Works nationallyMelanesia
- seed exchange
- planting material network
- indigenous-led
- farmer field schools
- food security
Kastom Gaden Association is an indigenous Solomon Islands charitable trust whose Planting Material Network lets farmers exchange seeds, planting materials and growing knowledge, with farmer-led training. Its name means customary gardening in Solomons Pijin. Board trustees are elected by a core group of members drawn from the network.
KGA was registered as a charitable trust in 2001, growing out of an APACE programme that ran from 1993 to 2000, and was founded by the late Joini Tutua and Tony Jansen. Its main office and plant distribution centre has been in Honiara, and it gives out seedlings and planting material at events such as the National Trade Fair. Recent work includes a 2025 to 2030 strategic plan, farmer field school guides and a Ladoa bean cover crop system.
What they need
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- Planting Material Network members
What they offer
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- Seed and planting material exchange
- Farmer-to-farmer training
- Network membership