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From a family farm in Kenya to advancing forage innovations in Asia: A conversation with Mary Atieno
“I have always been driven by curiosity, shaped by growing up on a farm with crops, livestock and trees. That early exposure inspired me to understand how different components of agricultural systems interact.”
From a family farm in Kenya to advancing forage innovations in Asia: A conversation with Mary Atieno
“I have always been driven by curiosity, shaped by growing up on a farm with crops, livestock and trees. That early exposure inspired me to understand how different components of agricultural systems interact.”
Mary Atieno grew up on her family’s farm in Kenya. Curious about the future of agriculture, she earned BSc and MSc degrees in Soil Science in Kenya, and a PhD in Agriculture in Australia, and has now spent more than eight years contributing to the Alliance’s research, currently as the Asia Lead of the Tropical Forages Program.