OFFICIAL HANDED OVER OF TISSUE CULTURE LAB TO IGAD SHEIKH TECHNICAL VETERINARY SCHOOL (ISTVS) IN SOMALILAND

Prof. George Cheminingwa, The Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Dr. Oscar Koech from the Department of Land Resource Management together with Mr. Charles Otieno of World Vision International Officially handed over Tissue Culture Lab to IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School (ISTVS) in Somaliland. This is the only tissue culture lab in Somaliland supported by Australia Aid under DFAT project with the aim of supporting capacity development on the tissue culture technology to serve the Nation and increase food and nutritional security. This is to support Collaborative research activities between World Vision Somalia, University of Nairobi and IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School (ISTVS). The lab has been established and fully equipped at ISTVS, and was commissioned on 21st November 2019.