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Prof. Vitalis K. Ogemah

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Department of Agro-Industrial Technology
School of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences and Technology
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. ABA Block Room 201
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-0770
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Prof.Vitalis K. Ogemah

Prof.Vitalis K. Ogemah is an Associate Professor of Agriculture and the Dean,  School of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences and Technology of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). He holds a doctorate degree in Agriculture from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany; a Master of Sciences Degree in Horticulture, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, both from the University of Nairobi. Prof. Ogemah has a wide experience in many agricultural fields drawn from Government, Non-Government and private organizations. His areas of specialization include postharvest management, stored products pest management, food loss, and waste reduction, agronomy, sustainable agriculture, and climate-smart agriculture.

Prof.Ogemah has implemented various projects including on-the-job capacity building for agricultural researchers (UNU) and other projects by JICA, ASARECA, IFAD, and Rockefeller Foundation. He is passionate about Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) and the sustainability of agricultural systems, especially among smallholder farmers. He has supervised Ph.D. students and masters and mentored several early carrier researchers.

Some of his key published works include: -

  1. Mbakahya G.M., Wandahwa P., Ogemah V. and Ndiema A.C. (2020). Method Approach to Social Network Analysis as an Analytic Tool for Agricultural Information Sharing Among Farmers in Western Kenya. International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology 9(4): 625 – 637. ISSN 2278-3687 (O) ijset.net. https://www.ijset.net/journal/2541.pdf
  2. Kirongo, C., Omieno, K., Mutua, M , Ogemah, V. (2019). Plant Stress Detection Accuracy Using Deep Convolution Neural Networks. International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology 5(4): 263-270. ISSN : 2456-3307. DOI:https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT195447.
  3. Obonyo, SA., Ogemah, V., Simiyu, RN. (2018). Effectiveness of Sorghum Farming in Addressing Household Food Security in Nyakach Sub-County of Kisumu County, Kenya. International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations 6(2): 85-96. ISSN 2348-7585 researchpublish.com.
  4. Tailor, A., Ogemah, V., Murithi, F., Mwangi, P., and Beintema, N.M. (2018). Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya School of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences and Technology. Washington, DC: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://www.ifpri.org/publication/factsheet-capacities-agricultural-higher-education-masinde-muliro-university-science-and.
  5. Rono, VK., Ogemah, V. and Chesambu A. (2018). Factors Affecting Adoption Of Hermetic Bags Technology Among Smallholder Farmers In Busia County, Kenya. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) 5(3):305-322. ISSN ISSN: 2394-4404ijiras.com. https://www.ijiras.com/2018/Vol_5-Issue_3/paper_57.pdf.
  6. Ogemah, V. (2017). Sustainable Agriculture: Developing a common understanding for modernization of agriculture in Africa. Arican Joournal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Developemnt 17(1):11673-11690. ISSN 16845374. DOI:https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.77.16560
  7. Ememwa, IK, Were, H., Ogemah, V.,obiero, H. and Wekesa, M. (2017) Effect of modified spacing arrangements, fertilizer use and legume intercrop on prevalence of cassava brown streak disease in Western Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research 12(44):3181-3888. ISSN 1991-637X DOI:https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2017.12667
  8. Ogemah, V. (2016) Contribution of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology tocapacity building of agricultural researchers. RUFORUM Working Document Series No. 14 (1): 205-211. ISSN 1607-9345 repository.ruforum.org/
  9. Were MN, Mukoye, B, Osogo, AK, Mangeni, BC, Nyamwamu, PA, Ogemah, VK, Muoma, JV, Winter, S and Were HK (2016). Occurrence and Distribution of Begomoviruses Infecting Cassava in Western Kenya. Plant 2016; 4(6): 108-113, ISSN 2331-0677 DOI:https://doi.org/10.11648/j.plant.20160406.18.
  10. Ogemah, V. (2016) Contribution of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology tocapacity building of agricultural researchers. RUFORUM Working Document Series No. 14 (1): 205-211. ISSN 1607-9345 repository.ruforum.org/.
  11. Patricia Kariaga, Mary G. Kariaga, Vitalis Ogemah, Violet Nyando. Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). Publishe on 17th September in Southern African Journal of Environmental Education.https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/122280

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