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Scolastica Wambua envisions a country that is food and nutrition secure as a result of a vibrant agricultural research sector that is supported by both local and national governments. Her research work is focused on achieving this goal.
Drawn to study agriculture from an early age, Wambua pursued an undergraduate degree in agribusiness management at Egerton University. After graduating with a BSc, she grappled with the high rate of unemployment in Kenya. “We called it ‘tarmacking’—always on the street looking for a job,” she laughs.
Drawn to study agriculture from an early age, Wambua pursued an undergraduate degree in agribusiness management at Egerton University. After graduating with a BSc, she grappled with the high rate of unemployment in Kenya. “We called it ‘tarmacking’—always on the street looking for a job.
Field of Research
More recently, Wambua has been engaged in a project entitled Making Value Chains Work for Food and Nutrition Security of Vulnerable Populations in East Africa, where they have been promoting the consumption of bean/ amaranth combined with maize or millet to make porridge flour to feed children in the slums.