STAFF
IRS: 24
STATION
IITA-Kenya (Nairobi)
CROPS
Banana and Plantain, Yam, Cassava, Soybean, and Cowpea
IITA team lead the region’s molecular and biotechnology research and efforts to control mycotoxins—poisons produced by some fungi—in food and feed. In addition, IITA oversees the research on Sustainable Natural Resource Management. The teams in Kenya is housed in International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). In ILRI the team conducts transformational research at Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa hub (BeCA).
Quick Facts
Capital: Nairobi
Currency: Kenya shilling
Area (total): 582,646 km2
Population: 49,699,862 (UN July 2017 estimates)
Contact us
Leena Tripathi
Country Representative
+254 204223000
IITA-Kenya, c/of ILRI, PO Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Susan Karonga
Station Administrator
254 204223000
IITA-Kenya, c/of ILRI, PO Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya