With 19 scientists in the East and Southern Africa Region, ICRISAT's mandate in Kenya is to develop improved varieties of pigeon peas as we have seen, as well as finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghum.

In collaboration with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, ICRISAT breeds improved plant varieties in line with the agro-ecologies of certain regions in that way working with the elements of nature to bring out the best unlike the Genetically Modified Organisms. For crops that do well in the Sub- Humid environments such as Finger Millet and Sorghum, ICRISAT carries out it's work in Alupe Busia, while in Lannette and Kabete focus is given to Cool Highland crops.