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The Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity Training Course (AATC) is a 4.5 weeks training course that exposes university students to the fundamentals of agroecology and agrobiodiversity (AA). It develops an in-depth understanding of the challenges of current food systems and the application of the principles and practices of agroecology among students working with practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and other actors in the agriculture sector.

University of Nairobi invites eligible applicants to apply for 2022/2023 UoN Scholarships. See attached guidelines. The applications are open only to applicants for the September 2022 intake.

Submit application documents to Dean of your respective faculty by 23rd September, 2022.

The University of Nairobi wishes to inform the following groups of students (Module I and Module II) that the commencement and reporting dates for the 2022/2023 Academic Year are as follows:

 MONDAY, 19TH.  SEPTEMBER 2022- FIRST SEMESTER

YEAR I UNDERGRADUATES OF THE FOLLOWING FACULTIES:

The following students: Ms. Naomi, Chepsug from Egerton University undertaking degree in Animal Nutrition and Ms. Damaris Kikwai from Maseno University pursuing degree in Animal Science Are recruited interns under the Kenyan component of NEADAP (Netherlands - East Africa Dairy Partnership) project, run by a partnership between SNV Kenya and Wageningen University & Research Netherlands.

Dr Oscar K. Koech from  University of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) believes there’s reason for the oil retailing at such exorbitant price from Moringa tree. “Maybe they are following some of the benefits of the ingredients in terms of diet or the components of health that is in the oil,” he says. One litre of oil extracted from moringa seeds costs Sh 8,000 at Emuka Moringa Farmers’ Cooperative Society Shop, located in Emali town, Makueni County.

We are pleased to announce call for applications for undergraduate students in  third year of study in East African universities.  This will be a  blended training  via online, face to face lectures and field based practical sessions on Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity (AA).

The training will take place from 14th August to 9th September 2022

Deadline for application will be on  Thursday, 14th July 2022

The gully rehabilitation activity was part of the

Ms. Carolyne Kyalo trained pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of Garissa and Kitui Counties on Participatory Range Management (PRM). The aim of this exercise to help these communities in identifying potential plant and grass species for the restoration degraded lands in which their livestock’s depends on.