MMUST has positioned itself as a key player in sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. This is through the collaborative research project, “Scaling up Sustainable Land Management and Agro-Biodiversity Conservation to Reduce Environmental Degradation in Small Scale Agriculture in Western Kenya”. The five-year project, funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) to a tune of USD 3.5 million, is spearheaded by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO); with other partners being Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), County Governments of Kakamega, Vihiga and Nandi; Nature Kenya, Community Forest Associations (CFAs) among others. In a strategic workshop at KARLO-Alupe in Busia County held on 30th-31st May 2018, MMUST was represented by the researchers Dr. Francis Muyekho, a leading Agronomist, and Mr. Humphrey Agevi, an Environmentalist. In the project, MMUST will play a key role of teaching and supervision of postgraduate students, who will work on different research topics.MMUST in Collaborative GEF-Funded Project on Agriculture and Environment
MMUST has positioned itself as a key player in sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. This is through the collaborative research project, “Scaling up Sustainable Land Management and Agro-Biodiversity Conservation to Reduce Environmental Degradation in Small Scale Agriculture in Western Kenya”. The five-year project, funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) to a tune of USD 3.5 million, is spearheaded by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO); with other partners being Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), County Governments of Kakamega, Vihiga and Nandi; Nature Kenya, Community Forest Associations (CFAs) among others. In a strategic workshop at KARLO-Alupe in Busia County held on 30th-31st May 2018, MMUST was represented by the researchers Dr. Francis Muyekho, a leading Agronomist, and Mr. Humphrey Agevi, an Environmentalist. In the project, MMUST will play a key role of teaching and supervision of postgraduate students, who will work on different research topics.