Sustainable Management and Operations (SuMO) is a new three year PhD program. It is planned to be offered at the Kuehne Logistics University (KLU) through the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nairobi, by the Africa Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Operations for Resource Management and Food Supply.
Visiting lecturer Prof. Gor C.O from Jaramogi oginga odinga University held a talk for first years from the department of Agricultural Economics. Prof Gor presented on Agripreneurship. The talk was based on the fact that economies in developing countries mostly depend on Agriculture. According to RoK (2012) agriculture is the mainstay of Kenya’s economy, currently contributing 24 per cent of the GDP directly, and another 27 per cent indirectly.
The talk was held on 10th Dec 2021 at Upper Kabete Campus.
In Nyeri County, an estimated 80% of the households keep dairy animals deriving their livelihoods from the sub-sector. In the financial year 2019/2020, the Nyeri County Government estimated that dairy farmers earned an estimated KES 3.5 billion positioning dairy production as a major enterprise in the County.
The University of Nairobi and University of Dar es Salaam Meet to Strategize on Setting up of Masters of Business Research and Masters of Sustainable Management and Operations Programs, on 15th to 18th November 2021
The Department of Agricultural Economics and The Department of Management Science and Project Planning, University of Nairobi have nominated 10 students to participate in the ongoing ‘Student Autumn School on Sustainability and Operations Management’ in Ghana. The Autumn School is organized by Kühne Foundation with support from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The week-long program will raise awareness on sustainable operations among young students.
The TASAI team is pleased to announce that the Kenya 2020 TASAI Country Report has been published. Please visit our website to download it and feel free to share it with colleagues. We hope you find the report informative and relevant to seed sector-related activities you may be engaged in.
The University of Nairobi through the African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Operations in Resource Management and Food Supply hosted the President, Kühne Logistics University (KLU), Prof. Thomas Strothotte who was accompanied by the Director Logistics Education, Dr. Kreie and the Regional Education Coordinator, Dr. Shawa of Kühne Foundation.
The University of Western Australia (UWA), School of Agriculture & Environment in collaboration with The University of Nairobi (UoN), Department of Agricultural Economics with support from The Australia Africa University Networks and Africa Research Engagement Centre, organized Master Class in Productivity and Efficiency Analysis in Agriculture. The course was offered between 2nd August and 27th August, 2021 through online weekly sessions. It was facilitated by Amin W. Mugera, Associate Professor UWA School of Agriculture and Environment (SAgE) and hosted by Prof.
