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HAVE YOU MASTERED YOUR RESEARCH? MSC STUDENTS PRESENTS THEIR PROPOSALS

On 30 September 2021, 6(six) Master’s students virtually presented their research proposals to their Supervisors and fellow students. These were; Okoyo Sharon, Josphat Ongeso, Joyce Njuguna, Kelvin Mugambi, Priscila Mwangangi and Felix Kiprono.

WEBINAR - FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 2021 - ICT ONLINE TRAINING

The University is conducting training facilitated by the ICT Centre from Monday September 27, 2021 to Friday October 1, 2021 for all the First Year Students 2021. This training is quite important as it will help the students familiarise themselves with the Online Learning, Processes and Systems.  Kindly facilitate the students in your Faculty/Department to attend.

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AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY TRAINING COURSE (AATC) 2021

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.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LARMAT- UON 65TH GRADUANDS

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.

REGISTER FOR DRYLANDS TRANSFORM Agri4D CONFERENCE ON 28-30TH OF SEPTEMBER 2021

On the 29th of September 2021, 11.30-12.00 CESTDr. 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.

CONGRATULATIONS PROFESSOR GEORGE KARUKU ON YOUR NEW APPOINTMENT

Staff and Students from the Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Vet Medicine held a luncheon party in victory of Prof. George Karuku Professorship.He is now an Associate Professor in LARMAT. 

Congratulations  Prof.as LARMAT family we are proud of you.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE ADMITS FRESHERS FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER 2021/2022

The Faculty of Agriculture , University of Nairobi today registered students in various degree programmes. The programmes are offered in the four teaching departments . These are ; Department of Land resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Department of Agricultural Economics , Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection and department of Food Science and Nutrition Technology. We welcome you to this faculty as you start set off your first foot in varsity Education.

TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON PARTICIPATORY RANGELAND MANAGEMENT IN SAMBURU COUNTY

Dr.Oliver Vivian Wasonga and Aphayo Lutta from Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi facilitated a ToT on PRM in Samburu County between June 14th & 17th, 2021 in collaboration with VSF-Suiss