Faculty of Agriculture Students Challenged to enter the Food System Vision Competition - Designing a Nourishing Food Future for 2050
In the Encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls for changes globally to overcome the “throw away culture.” A representation of this culture is Food Loss and Waste (FLAW), which has serious moral repercussions, in view of the prevailing hunger by more than 820 million people and lack of access to healthy diets by 2 billion people (FAO’s SOFI report 2019). Resources are ecoming scarcer, such as water and fertile lands, because food is produced but never eaten.
Dr. Jane Ambuko, UoN, described the food processing hub and its necessity to the society. In her remarks, she noted that launching of the hub at that time was to target peak season of mangoes that is almost approaching. She also added that the hub will provide a training ground for both students and other willing trainees hence a priority. She emphasized that training will commence with students in the faculty first before embarking on the other trainees.
Melia Project workshop held on the 22nd of August 2019 at the University of Nairobi,
hosted by the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection.
A programme under the VLIR/Team initiative “Synergy for mass propagation of elite Melia volkensii clones
and exploiting its derived bio-pesticides” is implemented by University Of Nairobi, University Of Ghent,
Kenya Forestry Research Institute and Better Globe Forestry LTD to do research in utilization of the
The Australia Awards writing for scientific publication training was held at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel, Nairobi on 30th November 2018. This training was held as part of the ongoing short course on increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa.
FACULTY AGRCULTURE PARTICIPATION IN AUSTRALIA AWARDS AGRICULTURE ALUMNI WORKSHOP, 29TH NOVEMBER, 2018
Prof. Florence Olubayo with her collaborators Prof. Robyn McConchie and Ms. Emma Walters from the University of Sydney, have been running a capacity building program on ‘increasing the development impact of Agricultural Research’ for mid-career Agricultural personnel in the African continent here in Kenya since 2015.
The six week training course was officially opened by the Deputy High Commissioner of Australia to Kenya Mr. Jonathan Ball who encouraged participants to make use of the training to understand their research environment and the role they play in agricultural research activities in their respective countries. He reiterated that multidisciplinary research is important for achieving food and nutrition security in Africa and the Australian government will continue to train and support experts in agricultural innovations and technologies relevant for agricultural production and supply.
The Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection successfully hosted the Melia Project workshop. The workshop is one of the programmes under the VLIR Team initiative “Synergy for mass propagation of elite Melia volkensii clones and exploiting its derived bio-pesticides”.
