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Ruth K. Oniang’o is the executive director of the Rural Outreach Program, a non-profit development organization that empowers women through agriculture and entrepreneurial projects. Prof.(Dr.) Oniang’o was a nominated member of Kenya ’s ninth parliament from 2003-2007 and served as Shadow Minister for Education. As a parliamentarian, she was Vice-Chair of Kenya’s Women Parliamentary Association and worked on the Sexual Offences Bill with fellow women colleagues, a landmark bill regarding punishment for sexual violence in Kenya and championed the passing of the Kenya Biosafety Bill and the Nutritionists and Dietetics Bills. Before becoming a member of the Kenyan Parliament, she was Professor of Food Science and Nutrition at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology in Nairobi , Kenya. Her areas of research and consultation are household food and nutrition security, women’s nutrition, child health, and community-level agro-processing and related enterprises. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development ( AJFAND).She serves on a number of Boards (HarvestPlus, IRRI, IFDC until a year ago) to name a few.
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Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Farmer-run seedling nurseries to meet Atlantic Forest restoration goals | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Reducing methane emissions from rice farming | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Sustainable fish farming in Siekopai territory of the Ecuadorean Amazon region | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Agroforestry | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Efficient water and fertilizer use towards yield increases and mitigation of GHG | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Green Cambridge Street Tree Biochar Pilot Study | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o retracted support for proposal Farmer+ is reversing climate change by changing the way we grow & consume food | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o is supporting proposal Farmer+ is reversing climate change by changing the way we grow & consume food | Jun 19, 2016 |
Ruth Oniang'o joined the Climate CoLab community | Apr 21, 2016 |