Professor Mwang’ombe is Principal of the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is the Founder and Director of the Arid and Semi Arid Lands Foundation, a Kenya-based NGO.  She has a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of London and conducts research on plant resistance to diseases, pathogens specialization, seed borne pathogens and diseases. She is an expert in agricultural sustainability in arid lands and the impact on climate change. Her work also integrates gender issues in agricultural and education activities. Co-sponsored by the UMass Dept. of Anthropology and The Political Economy Research Institute