Division: Faculty of Agriculture
Directorate: Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils
Section: Agronomy
Specialization: Crop Production and Protection
Dr. Miriam Charimbu is a crop pathologist with research interests in crop disease diagnostics, biotechnology, impact of climate change on the diversity of plant pathogens prospecting for biological agents for management of crop pests and diseases. Miriam works on evaluation of various crop germplasm for resistance to diseases and pests and climate smart crop protection technologies to develop resilience to climate change. She works with farmers, farmer groups and extension service providers to manage crop pests in order to reduce losses, increase food availability and improve the livelihoods. I aspire to be leader passionate in climate change issues related to crop protection.
My research interests are in crop disease diagnostics, biotechnology, impact of climate change on the diversity of plant pathogens prospecting for biological agents for management of crop pests and diseases.
Developing Human-Centred Designs to solve real problems for small holder women farmers and to participate in provision of extension services to small holder farmers in Kenya.