OUR FELLOWS
Mercy Maiwa Mwambi was raised in Kenya’s coastal area by parents who are primary-school teachers. She worked hard in class with the goal of becoming a scientist, although she wasn’t sure what discipline to pursue. When she decided on agriculture, her parents were reluctant, thinking that her future would be limited to farming.
I had a good supervisor who taught me how to work with farmers,” she says. “He acted as role model, helping me learn about marketing value chains and small and medium-sized enterprise development.
Field of Research
Participation in contract farming and its implications on incomes of smallholder avocado farmers in Kandara district, Kenya.
Fellows Stories
Award Fellow Named 2016 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (Wit) Winner
Date: January 20, 2016
AWARD congratulates Mercy Wamalwa for being one of the 2016 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) award winners. Wamalwa was recognized for her research, “Maximizing the potential for sustainable and durable resistance to the wheat yellow rust pathogen”. She describes this opportunity as a career defining moment and a motivation to excel.