Prof. Mary Abukutsa-Onyango discusses the importance of Open Access

In an interview conducted by Leslie Chan of Bioline International, Prof. Mary Abukutsa-Onyango of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology discussed the challenges she faced when trying to publish her original research on African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) in "international" journals, and the importance of Open Access journals in Africa in ensuring that important research relevant to the continent are being published, read, and applied. The implications of Open Access for development in African countries were also discussed.

The interview was recorded on Feb. 19th, 2010 at the University of Nairobi during a Workshop on Open Access and the Evolving Scholarly Communication Environment, co-hosted by the University of Nairobi Library, eIFL.net, Bioline International and Kenya Libraries and Information Services Consortium.