The Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology at the University of Nairobi has launched a transformative academic program — the Bachelor of Science in Dryland Sustainability Science and Technology (DSST) — aimed at addressing the pressing environmental and socio-economic challenges in Kenya’s drylands and beyond.
On the 17th April 2025, students pursuing various degree programmes with a niche in Dryland resources management, Dryland sustainability science and technology and Management of Agro ecosystems and from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) - University of Nairobi were exposed to an excursion to the Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC) in Makueni County. The DNRC is a Kenyan-registered NGO, under leadership of Nicholas Syano (A PhD student at LARMAT).
UoN Community on 11th April, 2025 over 2000 planted Avocado fruit trees and Indigenous trees ' Let us preach the gospel of Environmental greening and sustainability down to our communities and not only in Nairobi,' stressed UON. Vice chancellor, Prof. Hutchinson, as she addressed staff, students and partners that had gathered for the Annual Tree Planting Ceremony.
The Commission of University Education(CUE), on Friday 21st March, 2025], visited our department to verify academic resources available to support various academic programmes, including Bachelors of Dryland Sustainability Science with Technology (DSST). The visit was facilitated by the office of the DVC AA (Prof. Ayub Gitau), and Quality assurance (Dr. John Wangai).
A successful week it was, with hands-on training on use of Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) at the University of Nairobi<
Dr. Oscar Koech successfully facilitated a five-day regional training of trainers for extension officers from Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda on Pastures and Fodder Production Technologies and innovations.
In Kenya, different actors and stakeholders play a key role in Natural Resources Management Conservation and protection. Among these actors are Government officers, Non-Government organizations (NGOS), County officers, Church based organization leaders, Community Forest Associations (CFA) and Mangrove user groups.
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The Education for sustainable development in Africa (ESDA) will undertake a bee farming short course from April 14th – 26th 2025. The course will be BLENDED (online and face to face.) and is targeted towards entrepreneurs, bee enthusiasts and farmers.
Dr. DoKyoung Lee, who is a distinguished professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and recipient of the Jack and Majorie Professorship of Plant Breeding and Genetics. Dr. Lee is the director of the Sustainable Agriculture Lab, drawing on his extensive background in soil science, crop production, perennial grasses, and international agriculture to enhance native perennial grass systems for sustainable biomass and bioenergy feedstock production while maximizing ecosystem services. The Public Lecture organised by Dr.
