A Baildon resident is gearing up to cycle 75 kilometres across rural Kenya for a charity challenge.

Michelle Morris will join other women from October 20 to 25 for the 'Grow for Good Challenge' to raise funds and awareness for the international charity Farm Africa.

The charity helps small-scale farmers in eastern Africa to grow and sell more products while adapting to climate change.

Each night, the team will camp and make pit stops to help female farmers who are part of Farm Africa's regenerative agriculture project.

The aim is to collectively raise £75,000.

Ms Morris said: "I jumped at the chance to get involved with #TeamGROW, to raise important funding, to learn from these Kenyan women and the women I will travel from the UK with, and to contribute something to this legacy through our round table event.

"When I learned that there would be a cycling challenge too then I wanted to be involved even more.

"It is a special way to see a country and being uncomfortable - which we will be, considering the temperature and altitude and steepness of the unsealed roads we’ll be cycling on - makes the challenge greater and hopefully people will dig a little deeper when sponsoring us for this important cause."

As a professor of data science for food at the University of Leeds, Ms Morris is excited about meeting the data clerks on these farms, who play a critical role in measuring and recording processes, including the consideration of carbon credits.

Anissa Msallem, head of partnerships for Farm Africa, said: "The Grow for Good Challenge is bringing together women across the global food system around the power of sustainable agriculture to change people’s lives and protect the environment.

"We are grateful to them for taking on this unique challenge and the impact they will make."

For more information visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/michelle-morris-1723465842089.