Young innovators breathe new life into farming

Diana Wandia Odinga Jomo Kenyatta Student demonstrates how she uses Insects and Cassava as alternative feeds for livestock production. The insect and cassava feeds are kept in insect house. [Samson Wire]

From Prof Mary Abukutsa, Kenya’s queen of indigenous vegetables and professor of horticulture at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKuat) to Dr Jane Ambuko who has set herself apart in tackling post-harvest losses, Kenyan female researchers have played a pivotal role in agricultural research.

And now, walking in the footsteps of their seniors are female students below 30 years who are creating solutions to problems facing Kenyan farmers.