Today, 27th September, 2021 about 20 students from the Faculty of Agriculture drawn from 3 teaching departments (LARMAT, FSNT,& Agric Economics), & Dept of Environmental Biosystems engineering have started off an intensive “Agro-ecology and Agro-biodiversity Training Course (AATC)” which will last for 3 and ½ weeks.
On Friday 24th September, 2021, During the 65th UON graduation Ceremony, this Department, Faculty of Agriculture, graduated students in various Degrees offered both to post graduate and undergraduate. Some of these degrees were , BSC Management of Agro- ecosystems and Environment, BSc Range Management,MSC Range Management, MSC Soil Science, PhD in Dryland Resource Management , PhD Sustainable Soil Resource Management.
On the 29th of September 2021, 11.30-12.00 CEST, Dr. Stephen Mureithi a Senior Lecturer from this Department presented a paper on the topic of "Livestock Cafés; experimental research and co-learning hubs in Dryland Transform". 30th of September at 11.30, Ingrid Öborn and Aida Bargues Tobella presented on "Restoring drylands for nutrition and health of humans and livestock" showing some results from the first data collection in the project.
