LARMAT student ( Mr. Stephen Kiama Maina) undertaking PhD in Dryland Resource Management has been awarded by National Research Fund (NRF) for his research project for the year 2019/2020. We congratulate him for his competitive research work guided by the supervisors in this department. NRF has advertised new active calls.
Two MSc students (Sharon Teyie and Fredrick Otieno) from Department of LARMAT who have been ‘investigating the charcoal value chain and the impacts of the production process on soil and vegetation properties” presented their research findings through poster in workshop on the charcoal production and its impacts on the Rangelands in Northwestern Kenya held from 17th 21 February 2020 in Marich Pass, Central Pokot. This was with guide from their supervisor, Dr. Oliver V.
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In any research monitoring and evaluation of study progress plays a crucial role both to the students and supervisors. It’s in this case University of Nairobi developed a mechanism of tracking student’s research. This can be ascertained through series of study research presentations to the supervisors and fellow students. On 12th March, 2020, the Ag Chairman LARMAT, Dr. Oliver Wasonga assisted by the departmental students’ project coordinator, Dr. G.
Apiculture is one of the valuable enterprises within agricultural sector. This industry of bee keeping support a larger population in Kenya through honey production. Bee keeping has extensive value chain ranging from cosmetics, confectioneries, pharmaceuticals, herbal products. To farmiliase on some of mentioned bee keeping aspects Third year students in Range Management on 11th March 2020 visited National beekeeping station in Lenana.
Dr. Oscar Koech from the University of Nairobi (UoN), Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) on 4th and 5th March, 2020 participated in a workshop. It was held at Kaputiei Safariland Hotel, Kitengela.
The 18th PhD seminar was held on 27th Feb 2020 at the Faculty of agriculture (FOA), College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi. The seminar started at 9.30 a.m. The seminar brought together postgraduate students from various departments within the FOA, who shared their PhD research findings to staff and students. This is a PhD seminar series programme in the faculty of Agriculture that aims at improving PhD research quality and also offer the PhD students an opportunity to share their research findings with fellow researchers. Dr.
Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN Kenya), and the University of Nairobi held an inaugural session of the CSA Campus Forum on Thursday, 20th February 2020 at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 844 Building from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
