The Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, has appointed Prof. Richard N. Onwonga to serve as chairman of the Department of Land Resource Management and
Read moreIn Kenya, the distance between the livestock production areas and terminal markets is vast, making livestock movement a necessity. The condition of vehicles transporting livestock is, therefore, an important factor for animal welfare and meat quality. These two parameters are particularly
Read moreMandates of universities in east, central and southern Africa have considerably changed from their traditional teaching and research roles, to greater active involvement in the development agenda of their countries, a phenomenon referred to as the ‘third mission’. This has necessitated a change
Read moreAgriculture is the backbone of most Sub - Saharan African economies accounting for 40 % of the GDP and 80% employment. Yet agricultural graduates have not been able to “hit the ground running” upon graduation. This study assessed the quality of agricultural graduates from Kenyan Universities in
Read moreThe following five postgraduate students from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology having successfully completed their respective degree programmes, were among the thousands of students conferred with degrees during the 70th
Read moreThe e-content development training workshop under the AICCRA project and supported by RUFORUM was held on 14-15 February 2024. The online training workshop comprised of representatives from RUFORUM member Universities from Eastern, Western and
Read moreLizzel Wanyama Makokha, a Master's student pursuing Master of Science in Land and Water Management at the Department of Land Resources Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), University of Nairobi, took centre stage representing the
Read moreThe University of Nairobi has been providing technical backstopping to VSF-Suisse under the collaborative agreement signed in August 2020. Since 2023, the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) has been supporting VSF-Suisse
Read moreThe SLU-led Dryland Transform Research Project organised a panel discussion titled ‘Ecosystem restoration for feed, food and nutrition resilience in East African drylands’, during the East Africa Pastoralist Expo in Addis
Read moreRANGE (Resilient Approaches in Natural ranGeland Ecosystems) is a new five-year project (2024-2028) funded by the Dutch Embassy in Kenya. It aims to strengthen the resilience of communities in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) in the Isiolo, Marsabit and Samburu counties. This will be achieved
Read moreThe TRAMAP Project Team participated in AgriFoSe2030
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