Dr. Mendioindo is collaborating with Dr. Miriam Karwitha Charimbu and Dr. Charles Kihia in the Project Exploring The Potential of Togotia as a Future African Leafy Vegetable for Nutritional Security In Kenya (RIS 13171324 / RIS 9901661)  funded by Innovate UK KTN Award 2022

The grant-winning project by Dr. Miriam K. Charimbu, titled "Exploring the potential of Togotia, a forgotten African leafy vegetable for nutritional security and climate adaptation in Kenya," is a promising initiative that aims to address the pressing issues of nutritional security and climate adaptation in Kenya. The project is funded by Innovate UK KTN Award 2022, with a total grant of £32,319.57, and is set to run for six months.

The small African leafy vegetable Togotia has been discovered to be a drought-tolerant and disease-resistant crop, according to research carried out by Dr. Miriam Karwitha Charimbu and Dr. Charles Kihia of the Egerton University Department of Crops Horticulture and Soils and Department of Biological Sciences, respectively. The project, called "Exploring the potential of Togotia a forgotten African leafy vegetable for nutritional security and climate adaptation in Kenya," aimed to understand the growth habit of Togotia and develop appropriate cultivation systems while also determining the nutritional qualities of derived food products.