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Project Team

Prof Daniel Mugendi

Prof Daniel Mugendi

Is the project local promoter from University of Embu. Department of Agricultural Resource Management.

Prof Monica Mucheru-Muna

Prof Monica Mucheru-Muna

Is the project local co-promoter from Kenyatta University, Department of Environmental Sciences

Prof George Nyabuga

Prof George Nyabuga

Prof Nyabuga is a project member from the University of Nairobi, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Prof Roel Merckx

Prof Roel Merckx

Is the project Flemish co-promoter from University of KU Leuven, Division of Soil and Water management, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Prof Jan Diels

Prof Jan Diels

Is the project Flemish promoter from University of KU Leuven, Division of Soil and Water management, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Prof Benard Vanlauwe

Prof Benard Vanlauwe

Is the project partner from from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

Prof Jayne Njeri Mugwe

Prof Jayne Njeri Mugwe

Is the project member from Kenyatta University, Department of Agricultural Science and Technology.

Dr Milka Kiboi

Dr Milka Kiboi

Dr Kiboi is a project member from University of Embu. Department of Land and Water Management.

Project Team

Mr Isiaya Sijali

Mr Isiaya Sijali

Mr Sijali is a project member from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Mr Sijali is a project member from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Mr Nathan Okoth Oduor

Mr Nathan Okoth Oduor

Mr Oduor is a PhD student in the project. His study is on the on-station experimental trials working on “Integrated soil fertility and water management practices for enhanced sorghum productivity in the drylands of Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Ms Jane Akoth Omenda

Ms Jane Akoth Omenda

Ms Omenda is a PhD student in the project. Her study is on “Sorghum water use efficiency quantification using Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon isotopes fractionation and discrimination approach in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Mr Amos Mwenda Ndeke

Mr Amos Mwenda Ndeke

Mr Ndeke is an MSc student in the project. His study is on “Gender influence on soil fertility and water management technologies uptake among smallholder farmers in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Project Team

Ms Jackline Kanana Ndegwa

Ms Jackline Kanana Ndegwa

Ms Ndegwa is an MSc student in the project working on on-farm experimental trials. Her study is on “Integrated soil and water management practices for enhanced sorghum yields in the drylands of Tharaka-Nithi county, Kenya”

Ms Mercy Kangai Rugendo

Ms Mercy Kangai Rugendo

Ms Rugendo is an MSc student in the project. Her study is on “Susceptibility of soils to different levels of soil organic carbon to erosion losses in Nitisols and Ferralsols of Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Ms Maureen Wairimu Njenga

Ms Maureen Wairimu Njenga

Ms Wairimu is an MSc student in the project. Her study is on “Influence of communication and dissemination pathways on uptake of selected climate-smart agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in drylands Tharaka-Nithi county, Kenya