Dr. DoKyoung Lee, who is a distinguished professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and recipient of the Jack and Majorie Professorship of Plant Breeding and Genetics. Dr. Lee is the director of the Sustainable Agriculture Lab, drawing on his extensive background in soil science, crop production, perennial grasses, and international agriculture to enhance native perennial grass systems for sustainable biomass and bioenergy feedstock production while maximizing ecosystem services. The Public Lecture  organised by Dr.

The landscapes of Wajir West Sub county support the larger pastoral communities which depend on livestock for their livelihoods. The Rangelands in this region are compromised by recurring floods, sand dunes with subsequent droughts which has resulted in vegetation biodiversity loss, stressed soil health, rampant hard pans as well as emergency of invasive species. Poor grazing management systems is a contributing factor to reduced functionality of Wajir rangelands.