Our Village

The name PlantVillage is to remind ourselves that growing more food for the planet requires the collective response one finds in a diverse interdependent community. It takes a village as the saying goes.

Our village is made up of people who come from different countries and have different skills - all sharing the same philosophy that the knowledge required to grow food should be available to every farmer in the world.

Full time members

Annalyse Kehs

Executive Director
Bismark Plimo

Field officer
Bonfas Esogon

Field officer
Brenda Cheptoo

Field officer
Brian Wachiye

Field officer
Daisy osoro

Field officer
David Hughes

Founder
Derek Morr

Data Scientist
Donna Saringa

Field officer
Edward Idun Amoah

Masters Student
FJ

Fei Jiang

Post-doc
Frank Doyle

Senior Android Engineer
Frankline Areba

Field officer
Gladys Ntango

Training Coordinator Dream team
Grace Neema

Field officer
James Mugo

Media Coordinator Dream team
John Chelal

Kenyan Country Projects Director Dream team
John Mayieka

Metrics Coordinator Dream team
Kelvin Nyongesa

Community Coordinator Dream team
Lawrence Ombwayo

Field officer
Liverson Mwandembo

Field officer
Marion Chepkoech

Field officer
Marion Tebea

Field officer
Mathew Korir

Field officer
Mathias Mwangeka

Field officer
Medha Uppala

SODA Post-doc
Melissa Ishler

Lab Manager
Melodine Jeptoo

Locust Coordinator Dream team
Mercilyn Tsuma

Field officer
Mercyline Tata

Media Coordinator Dream team
Peter McCloskey

Senior AI Engineer
Rimnoma Serge Ouedraogo

Extension Engagement Officer
Robert Ngala

Field officer
Sally Anyiga Jemo

Field officer
Sophie Nadzua

Field officer
Stellah Amakove

SMS Coordinator Dream team
Valentina Ngoji

Field officer
Vincent Ngeno

Field officer
Wincate Mukami

Field officer
Winnie Onyango

Logistics Coordinator Dream team

Current collaborations

Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Amulya Yadav: Assistant professor in the college of information sciences and technology
Chaopeng Shen: Associate professor in civil and environmental engineering
Dongwon Lee: Associate professor of Information sciences and technology
Anchit Goyal: Schreyers Honors Computer Science Student
Jared Gluck: Schreyers Honors Computer Science Student
Jiang Tao Liu: PhD Student
Maryam Tabar: PhD Student

Undergraduates Collaborations

Benson Wainaina
Eesha Srivatsavaya
Ethan Surovcik
Tanish Rastogi

Locust teams

Isiolo county

Joseph E. Eregae
James Ekuwam
Jamal Mohammed
Leguuto Isaiah Paul
Lemasulani Frankline
Sundri Lekitasharan
Albert Lemasulam

Turkana county

Abolem Lead
Alphonse Loteder
Dickson Ekeno
Dickson Ewoi Emeto
Emanikor Kaptir
Erastus Nasia
Evans Ekidor Kangiro
Ewaar Ekiru Vincent
Francis Talamoi
Godfrey Ekai Erukudi
Grace Akiru Lokuruka
Iroo Lotulia Corinzon
Joseph Lolimo
Lokadon Ewoi Johnmark
Losike Jeremiah
Mathew K. Lemuya
Mercy Akai Lokitela
Meta Jairus
Sam Pele
Soopi N. Thomas

Marsabit county

Fofen Lawrence Lead
Joel Kurtuma
Lenaibor Stephen
Rashid Buroya
Fredrick Lmoori Leokoe
Damiano Ekomol Napulo
Sebastian Ltimitwa Erupe
Godana Umuro Adano
Somo Dadacha
Dub Qunyo
Dabello Ramata Elle

Samburu county

Dominic Lteekwa
Tyson Yassin Lead
Jonas Lalantare
Bruno Lenanguram
Emmanuel Lenkokwai
Andrew Lenanyokie
Florina Diyayo
Musa Lekirapiti
Francis Lekirimpoto
Maikoli Lenengwesi
John Lenenguram Bosire / Jlenaa

Partners

Past collaborations

Past undergraduates

Jackson Kollash
Jada Marshall
Kayla Taylor
Allison Holland
Vinay Singh
Jane Riley
Mary-MacIntyre Poulton
Victoria Pizzi
Samantha Banning
Kenzie Milne
Nadiikhand (Handa) Ganbold
Leigh-Ann McIntosh
Sweetalana
Nate Wilson
Mariah Goggins
Byranna White
Bobby Liu
Hiten (Heet) Dudhat
Kiana Summers
Jason Dwomoh-Sarpong
Aryan Patel
Greg Westfall
Tsunami Sharmba
Benjamin Jacobowitz

Our Village

Full time member