Dried indigenous vegetables coming soon to a supermarket near you

Dried indigenous vegetables coming soon to a supermarket near you

Dried Cowpea leaves (Kunde), Spiderplant (Saget) and African Nightshades (Osuga) packaged and ready for the market.


This research was a collaboration of Mount Kenya University, Egerton University, University of Nairobi, National Museums of Kenya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, and Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) in partnership with other stakeholders including Kleenhomes& Gardens-KHG (grass root CBO), Njoro Canning Factory Limited, producer communities in Butere- Mumias area, and the East African Nutraceticals have solar dried and packaged Indigenous vegetables to significantly reduce post harvest losses for farmers during bumper harvests. The project is funded by the World Bank through the Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Project (KAPAP)