Prof Ambuko: Our hub aims to serve African leafy vegetables on every table

Prof Ambuko: Our hub aims to serve African leafy vegetables on every table (Photo: Wilberforce Okwiri/ Standard)

Professor Jane Ambuko is Head of Horticulture at the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi. Her training, research, and outreach activities are focused on sustainable and effective solutions to reduce post-harvest losses in horticultural value chains.

Prof Ambuko is the brains behind the recently launched Fresh Produce and Aggregation Hub courtesy of the University of Nairobi and other partners. She tells us about her career in the university spanning over 20 years and how she led a team that delivered the first fresh produce and aggregation hub in the country.