Livelihoods

On 26th October, 2023 Ms. Margeret Nyaga, a PhD student (Range Management) from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), University of Nairobi, presented a poster entitled “Rangeland restoration for resilient livelihoods through Livestock Cafés in the drylands of East Africa” during the AGRO-CONFERENCE 2023 organized by the Faculty of Agriculture. She was awarded as the best overall poster presenter.

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Dr. Oliver Wasonga of the Department of LARMAT from 17th to 19th December, 2019 represented the University of Nairobi at the regional workshop organized by IGAD to finalize applied research proposal on Integrated Natural Resource Management in IGAD’s drylands. The workshop was convened by IGAD to bring together National Experts and Members of the IGAD Dryland Research Forum to streamline the implementation of identified bankable projects through natural resources management for livelihood enhancement in ASALs of IGAD.