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Chepkemoi Janeth on 11th November 2019 successfully defended her PhD thesis in Soil Science. Her thesis  was entitled “Influence of topography and vegetation cover on soil organic carbon stocks, Soil loss, and water balance and greenhouse gas fluxes in wooded grasslands of Laikipia County, Kenya” We wish her well in future endeavors.

From 30th October to 1st November 2019 The Department of Land Resources Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) hosted visitors from University of Hokkaido, Japan whom are collaborating with to develop research proposals.

Samuel Muwanga on Thursday 7th November 2019 successfully defended his Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Soil Resource Management degree. His thesis title was “Influence of selected land use practices and indigenous technical knowledge on soil quality in the Agro-pastoral Semi-Arid Karamoja-Uganda)”. May you shine in your career progress.

Dr. Stephen Mureithi, a Lecturer at the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) participated in the Agriculture for Food Security (AgriFoSe2030) Programme Challenge Workshop which was held at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden, October 31 – Nov 1, 2019.

In a thrilling and research experience on information sharing in various disciplines, over 25 post graduate students in LARMAT participated in poster and oral presentation of their ongoing and past research. Students’ research was drawn from various thematic areas.

This includes;

Ecosystems exist as complex socio-ecological systems. There is constant intervention by society through management, resource use and pollution. Due to this, ecosystem management and conservation is key to Biodiversity conservation.

As the world’s most important group of pollinators, bees are a crucial part of agricultural production and natural ecosystem function. They contribute immensely to food security through pollination services; provide mankind with hive products of many economic benefits.

Pastoralists rely on livestock for their livelihood and pastoralist communities are widespread in the arid- and semiarid regions of Africa. In fact, 70 % of East Africa’s livestock population resides in Kenya. The harsh conditions of the drylands with severe droughts, erratic rainfall and land degradation make it difficult to sustain on conventional agriculture or other activities. As a consequence, food security in the drylands record the lowest indices compared to other areas in Eastern Africa.

Two MSc. Students in Range Management, Edwin Maingi and Sylvia Muchiri, both from the department of Land Resource Management and Technology (LARMAT), were among students who attended a 10 day emerging scientist’s workshop in Oloisukut conservancy, Narok County.