OUR FELLOWS
Miriam is a senior research scientist at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and a PhD student in horticulture at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is passionate about contributing to the livelihoods of poor rural farmers by developing technologies that control plant viral diseases in farming systems.
I have developed a clear career road map and I have become more focused in my research work. As a result,I was recently promoted from research officer to senior research scientist.
Field of Research
I hope to develop and disseminate improved, easy-to-use technologies in crop protection that will reduce crop losses through diseases and that will uplift and improve the livelihoods of income-challenged, rural women farmers.
Fellows Stories
Healing plants to feed a nation
Date: July 21, 2015
Motivated by a desire to develop solutions for farmers to combat crop losses and help ease their suffering, AWARD Fellow Miriam Otipa pursued a career as a scientist, becoming a leading plant researcher in Kenya.