Dr. Oliver V. Wasonga from Department of LARMAT represented the University of Nairobi at the Workshop on Strengthening Collaboration of existing National Drought Resilience Research Institutions Network Pathways within the IGAD Region, which was held at Hilton Hotel, Nairobi on 24-26th February, 2020.
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College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS), Faculty of Agriculture will host this forum today ,20th, February, 2020 under the theme: "Climate Smart Agriculture; Equipping, Engaging and Empowering Students Taking Agricultural Courses in Kenyan Universities”. The specific objective of the training will be:
Are you a post graduate student or aspiring to register at University of Nairobi, here is some of rare chances offered freely to sharpen your approach into academic research and proposed ideas for your carrier progression. Faculty of Agriculture invites you to 18th PhD Seminar series.
Current polls of January 2020 on higher learning institutions ranking puts Kenya in 3rd position in Africa as home for one of the best University to study in. This is the University of Nairobi after other Universities in South Africa and Egypt. The prestigious University also tops the list of best University in East Africa. Let’s all work toward "Unitate et Labore" Read more
The DEAN, Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. George Chemining’wa and the Chairman, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) Prof. Geoffrey Kironchi, officially opened a workshop on 20th January 2020 at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Conference Centre, Baringo County, Marigat Town.
Dr. Oscar Koech from the University of Nairobi (UoN), Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) organized for a workshop under the project “Studying the Use of Mezquite to Improve Welfare of Communities in Arid and Semi-arid Zones of the World”. The project is funded by GCRF, Research England, as part of an Interdisciplinary Research Project Award 2019 led by Dr. Gonzalez Carranza as Principal investigator from the University of Nottingham, and Dr.
Fourth year students in Range Management had pleasure to understand the difference between increasers and decreasers grasses species with case examples. While this study is well articulated, as a Range Manager or expertise in Range management acts as the best tool for rangeland rehabilitation. Students were also familiarized on management, distribution, propagation as well as grazing value of the grasses species.
Mr Stephen K.Tirop, Chief Technologist, Dept of LARMAT Attended a Seminar at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies on Wednesday November 13, 2019: A bout the Role of NACOSTI in Formulation and Implementation of Science Technology & Innovation Policies. Margaret W.
On 20th December 2019, department of LARMAT produced several postgraduate and undergraduate students in various SDGs disciplines. These thematic clusters includes, Dryland Resource Management, Land Resources major, Range Management, Management of Agro-ecosystems, Soil science. In the upcoming graduations, we expect studies completion rate increase as most of students have defended their thesis. In solidarity, we believe you have gained a lot from your alma mater.
