Dr. Heka Kamau is a dedicated academic and community development specialist at the University of Eldoret, with extensive experience in participatory learning and social protection for rural transformation. He serves as the lead for ASEC Work Package 1 under the TAGDev 2.0 initiative, focusing on community and stakeholder engagement for knowledge and skill transfer in agri-entrepreneurship. Dr. Kamau’s work bridges the gap between academic research and the community. This enhances synergistic collaborations amongst different stakeholders in community action research, thereby ensuring inclusive growth through locally driven agricultural innovations and demand-driven capacity building.