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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”.

Gender research and training is vital because sex, love, care, and reproduction are basic dimensions in life, and yet, the meaning of gender is contested.

Owing to that, lecturers from the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) conducted gender analysis trainng to the postgraduate students and some of their supervisors.

The Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, will conduct a five-week training course on Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa The training will take place at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel, Nairobi.

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.