Mary Abukutsa Onyango, a professor of Horticulture at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, has won the prestigious 2014 Edinburgh Medal. Abukutsa was announced winner during the 26th Edinburgh Medal ceremony and address, Thursday in United Kingdom’s City of Edinburgh. The steely willed academic won the award following her unique combination of science and social contribution in her search for practical solutions to Africa’s double burden of malnutrition: under-nutrition and obesity; through sustainable production and utilization of leafy African indigenous vegetables. As she rose to cheers and applause from some of the world’s best... Continue reading →
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