OUR FELLOWS
Since Anne Gesare Timu spent most of her time on the farm with her mother during primary school, it only seems natural that this influenced her choice of career. After finishing high school, she taught agriculture and biology even before getting a university degree. When she decided to continue her education, she opted for agricultural education and extension at the University of Nairobi, graduating with a BSc in 2009.
I went to one of the marginal areas of Kenya—Mbeere South—and spoke to farmers,” she says. “I discovered that some have very little food, depending only on maize and beans.
Field of Research
Working on a project that targets poor rural smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Kenya to develop strategies of reducing food insecurity through the promotion, production, and marketing of orphan crops.