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OCEAN ECOSYSTEM- MANGROVE RESTORATION IN KENYA WEBINAR LED BY UON _ LARMAT ALUMNI

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2021- 2030 as the decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable development. This becomes more powerful together with the decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Join us today in the time Slot 6 (time 1pm EAT) as we participate in our first Virtual Conference of the Early  Career Ocean Professionals #ECOPs to discuss matters; Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

LARMAT RANKED 7 AS BEST TEACHING DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

Out of 66 teaching Department, Department of Land Resources Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) was Ranked no. 7 in the year 2019-2020 University of Nairobi Performance Contract. The LARMAT scored 2.8874 a very good score with highest department scoring 2.6258. LARMAT scores pushed Faculty of Agriculture to  Position Number 2 as best teaching Faculty at the Varsity.

MSC STUDENT SHINES-2020 AFRICA YOUTH AWARDS NOMINEES FOR AWARD FOR AGRICULTURE

Claire Nasike Akello is a Masters student persuing Management of Agroecosystems and Environment in the Department of LARMAT. She has been nominated as one of youth doing an outstanding work in the agricultural sector.

Please spare a minute and vote for her. She is placed under the agriculture category.

PHD AND MSC STUDENTS TO BE CONFERRED DEGREES IN THE UON 63RD GRADUATION CEREMONY

The following Postgraduate students are among Graduands from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), CAVS cleared by the University of Nairobi Graduate School and given letters of Award for their respective degrees to graduate in the 63rd UoN Graduation. The degrees will be conferred on 25th September 2020. We congratulate you in your achievement. These are:. 

1. Mr.Ahmed Mohamed Musa

PhD STUDENT SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED HER RESEARCH PROPOSAL

On 10th September 2020, A PhD student, Joyce Aguk in the department of LARMAT defended her research proposal to the Faculty of Agriculture Board of Examiners chaired by Prof. James Muthomi. She is undertaking PhD in Soil science under Supervision of Prof. Richard Onwonga and Prof. George Chemining’wa.

SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS ON ONLINE TEACHING AND LEANING

Prof. Richard Onwonga from this department is among 78 participants from African Universities being trained in Transformative pedagogue online. He was nominated by the college of Agriculture and veterinary sciences. The course will run for four weeks starting from September 7th to 24th, 2020 and is being facilitated by the Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL). The training was officially opened by the Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, Prof.

PhD STUDENT AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP; 2020 CLIFF-GRADS

Janeth Chepkemoi, a PhD student this Department is among the 57 PhD candidates from 20 developing countries to receive scholarships in Round 4 of the Climate, Food and Farming – Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Development Scholarships programme (CLIFF-GRADS).

SUCCESSFUL DEPARTMENTAL 2019-2020 PC DEFENSE AND 2020-2021 PC NEGOTIATION

The Chairman, LARMAT, Prof. Geofrey Kironchi assisted by Ms Carolyne Kyalo today 11th August 2020 Successfully defended 2019-2020 performance contract (PC) of the department via Google zoom. This rates department performance that fall under four key pillars set by the University of Nairobi. These are; Financial Stewardship and Discipline, Service Delivery, University Core Mandate (projects “Big Four” Initiatives, Projects/Programmes aligned to SDGs, SPS and SP) and other crosscutting issues within growth of the varsity.