Prof. Jane Ambuko will deliver the 50th professorial inaugural lecture at the historical Taifa Hall on Friday, September 27, 2024. The lecture titled "From the Lab to the Land: Solutions for Food Loss & Waste Reduction for the People and the Planet," it promises to be both topical and revolutionary as it addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time.
The Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Nairobi has officially welcomed a new cohort of first-year students, marking the beginning of an exciting academic journey for the latest batch of aspiring agriculturists. The admission of these students signifies a fresh influx of talent and enthusiasm into one of the institution's cornerstone faculties.
3. Agriculture
Title: Harvest for Health Breakthrough Crop Challenge
Funder: FFAR
Guests from North Carolina State University who are visiting the University made a
courtesy call at the Dean Faculty of Agriculture on 21 st May 2024. They also visited the
Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Department of Food Science and
Technology and Department of Animal Production. The visitors who are from different
disciplines are on a follow-up trip on an MOA which was signed between the two
institutions and looking to expand the collaboration in certain fields. During their tour,
On 9th May 2024, the Fresh Produce Aggregation and Distribution Hub was designed and built through a partnership between the University of Nairobi (UON) and Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM) was commissioned as part of the Nairobi Innovation Week 2024 activities. The collaborative initiative is a major milestone in the efforts to leverage academia-industry partnerships in finding practical solutions to challenges facing society. The Hub is an upgrade of the fresh produce ‘kiosk’ (pictured) which has been in existence at the field station for decades.
Nairobi Innovation Week (NIW) 2024 will be held on 8th - 10th May 2024. This is a call for innovators to apply to exhibit their innovations during NIW 2024. This is a great opportunity for innovators to meet potential funders, innovation commercialization partners, get useful feedback on their innovations and win cash prizes.
Please register your innovation for exhibition during NIW 2024 using the link below:
OVER 14,000 TREES PLANTED AT THE FIELD STATION IN UPPER
KABETE CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, ON 16 TH APRIL, 2024
Climate change and the negative effects associated with it, is now common knowledge
across the world and especially in the fragile environments in the tropics. Individual and
collective effort is urgently needed to mitigate the effects of climate change. Tree
planting and restoration of forest ecosystems has been adopted as one of the strategies
of mitigating the effects of climate change. As a premier institution of higher learning,
