Dr. Oscar Koech from the University of Nairobi (UoN), Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) participated in a workshop under the project “Studying the Use of Mezquite to Improve Welfare of Communities in Arid and Semi-arid Zones of the World”. The project is funded by GCRF, Research England, as part of an Interdisciplinary Research Project Award 2019 led by Dr.
The Vice-Chancellor emphasized on the importance of the website for the wide University agenda and strategies of ensuring good performance by being committed and work hard as a team.
The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences hosted the AGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition during the University of Nairobi Research week, from 22nd to 24th October 2019.
The AGRO Conference and Exhibition was a platform for students, academicians, researchers and Practitioners in agriculture to show case their research outputs through presentations and posters, exchange ideas and network. The focus was on food security, climate matter and capacity development.
The Nairobi International Trade Fair (NITF) was held from 30th September to October 6th 2019 at the Jamuhuri Grounds, Nairobi. The theme for the 2019 was “Promoting Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and Trade”. The college of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) participated in the event, being major partners and contributors to the efforts of increasing agricultural productivity in the country in line with vision 2030 and the big 4 agenda.
The Regional workshop for Food Security Center, University of Nairobi on “Sustainable Safe Food Systems in Africa: Moving towards a Sustainable Food Future” was held on 23rd till 26th September, 2019 at the Nelson Mandela Conference Hall in the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi.
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.
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”.
Students from the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology had the opportunity to conduct extensive practical experiments in Toxicity studies on Paragon Insecticidal spray formulation.
Toxicity studies in the animal models are done to determine the dose level recommended for the treatment of disease. Toxicity testing is paramount in the screening of newly developed drugs before it can be used on animals.
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.
The fifth-year Veterinary students celebrated their 2019 dinner at the Department of Clinical Studies. Such special gatherings are present an invaluable opportunity for students to meet and network with their lecturers and alumni.
