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Nov
07
2019
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY STUDENT DEFENSE..

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Samuel Muwanga PhD scholar

Samuel Muwanga on Thursday 7th November 2019 successfully defended his Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Soil Resource Management degree. His thesis title was “Influence of selected land use practices and indigenous technical knowledge on soil quality in the Agro-pastoral Semi-Arid Karamoja-Uganda)”. May you shine in your career progress.

Nov
06
2019
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PARTICIPATION IN THE AGRIFOSE2030 CHALLENGE WORKSHOP AT THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (SLU), UPPSALA, SWEDEN

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Dr. Stephen Mureithi explaining a point during the AgriFose experiences sharing session

Dr. Stephen Mureithi, a Lecturer at the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) participated in the Agriculture for Food Security (AgriFoSe2030) Programme Challenge Workshop which was held at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden, October 31 – Nov 1, 2019.

Oct
24
2019
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LARMAT POST GRADUATE STUDENTS SHINES IN RESEARCH WEEK: THE ARGRO 2019 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

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A PhD and Msc Students presenting their thesis

In a thrilling and research experience on information sharing in various disciplines, over 25 post graduate students in LARMAT participated in poster and oral presentation of their ongoing and past research. Students’ research was drawn from various thematic areas.

This includes;

Sep
20
2019
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Introducing Kenya’s future Honey Producers and Rangeland Ecosystems Managers

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Students with their supervisor at Beekeeping Institute while on attachment

Ecosystems exist as complex socio-ecological systems. There is constant intervention by society through management, resource use and pollution. Due to this, ecosystem management and conservation is key to Biodiversity conservation.

As the world’s most important group of pollinators, bees are a crucial part of agricultural production and natural ecosystem function. They contribute immensely to food security through pollination services; provide mankind with hive products of many economic benefits.

Sep
19
2019
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Enclosures – A Positive Land Management Tool For Food Security Or A Driver Of Tenure Conflicts?

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Dr.Stephen Mureithi and Ms Debora Muricho during interview on how Enclosures are of importance to pastoralists

Pastoralists rely on livestock for their livelihood and pastoralist communities are widespread in the arid- and semiarid regions of Africa. In fact, 70 % of East Africa’s livestock population resides in Kenya. The harsh conditions of the drylands with severe droughts, erratic rainfall and land degradation make it difficult to sustain on conventional agriculture or other activities. As a consequence, food security in the drylands record the lowest indices compared to other areas in Eastern Africa.

Sep
19
2019
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Students attend the Emerging Scientist’s Training and Workshop 2019

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Students attended a 10 day emerging scientist’s workshop

Two MSc. Students in Range Management, Edwin Maingi and Sylvia Muchiri, both from the department of Land Resource Management and Technology (LARMAT), were among students who attended a 10 day emerging scientist’s workshop in Oloisukut conservancy, Narok County.

May
22
2016
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Design of trucks for long distance transportation of cattle in Kenya and its effects on cattle deaths

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In Kenya, the distance between the livestock production areas and terminal markets is vast, making livestock movement a necessity. The condition of vehicles transporting livestock is, therefore, an important factor for animal welfare and meat quality. These two parameters are particularly compromised over long durations of transportation. Consequently, economic losses along the livestock value chain may result.

May
22
2016
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Role of universities in development of improved crop varieties, seed production, dissemination and impacts: case studies of dry, canning, snap and runner beans, pigeonpea and onions. 

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Mandates of universities in east, central and southern Africa have considerably changed from their traditional teaching and research roles, to greater active involvement in the development agenda of their countries, a phenomenon referred to as the ‘third mission’. This has necessitated a change in national laws to better anchor the third mission. For example in Kenya, a new Universities Act (2012) was enacted, which demands universities to play a more active role in national development over and above their traditional teaching and research roles.

May
22
2016
3

Employer perceptions and attitudes towards agricultural university training in Kenya

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Agriculture is the backbone of most Sub - Saharan African economies accounting for 40 % of the GDP and 80% employment. Yet agricultural graduates have not been able to “hit the ground running” upon graduation. This study assessed the quality of agricultural graduates from Kenyan Universities in terms of relevance to job market demands.

Apr
10
2016
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Effect of drying air temperature and slice thickness on the physical and microbiological quality of dried beef 

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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of cabinet drying air temperature (30–60 °C) and sample thickness (2.5–10 mm) on the quality attributes of dried beef.

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