UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS FROM CHINA AND KENYA AGREES TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH

Yunnan Agricultural University and Faculty of Agriculture, UoN Professors

Dr. Oscar Koech, from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology and Dr. Sophy Ngala from Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology received visitors from Yunnan Agricultural University, at the dean’s office, Faculty of Agriculture. The visit by the team from Yunnan Agricultural University, China had a mutual discussion on how Kenya and China could collaborate in Agriculture and environment fields, with technology, innovation, and development research and capacity development being key areas of great opportunities! The University of Nairobi and Yunnan Agricultural University are seeking to strengthen their working relations, and increase joint development of adapted technologies that will increase food productivity, value addition and safe utilization. The two institutions look forward to fruitful cooperation for the benefit of citizens.