Dr. Juliana Cheboi

Currently a lecturer and a researcher of Plant breeding and Biotechnology at the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi. I teach and conduct research and outreach programs in Plant breeding and Agriculture related Courses. I also supervise students both at undergraduate and post graduate levels on plant breeding and other agricultural related courses. I am a member of legume breeding community of practice and the current vice chair of Plant Breeding Association Kenya (PBAK). I have won several fellowships; Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNET), African Plant Breeding Academy, the Agriculture for Food Security-AgriFoSe and          African Bioscience Challenge Fellowship (ABCF). I have interest in breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses to enhance food and nutritional security. I am very keen on working with drought resilient crops with great potential to alleviate malnutrition and food security among the rural and urban poor in Kenya and in the Sub-Saharan Africa where drought and climate change effects are huge. I have worked closely with small holder farmers in outreach programs to disseminate knowledge on technologies, innovations and management practices that can be utilized to improve production and livelihoods.