More than 120 farmers from Kenya’s drylands gathered at the ICRISAT Kiboko Research Station in Makueni County to help shape the next generation of climate-resilient finger millet varieties during a Farmer Participatory Variety Selection (PVS) fiel

Egerton University and A.I.C. Cheptebo Rural Development Centre (CRDC) are exploring areas of collaboration aimed at strengthening sustainable agriculture, agribusiness, research, innovation and community empowerment.

It is important to note that of the 6 partners in Africa, Egerton is one of the strong partners. Others include Nigeria, Benin, S. Africa, Egypt and Cameroon. They are here to address food safety in the informal sector

Prof.  Benard Aduda- Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, Research and Extension today opened a specialized  training on filing of patent protection organized by the directorate of Research of Egerton University.