There are many positive impacts being felt on the ground following these investments by GCP, as reported by Xavier throughout the course of the interview. Here, Xavier narrates details of a particular ‘success story’ of GCP partner Egerton University in Kenya, where the establishment of an irrigation system for chickpea experiments was appreciated not only by the researchers, but also – thanks to a link with Mogotio Farmers Training Centre in Koibatek County – by the local community as well.