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.