About Us

Agricultural Economics is the oldest and best established department in Kenya. The
Department was founded in 1971, within the UoNs College of Agriculture and
Veterinary Sciences. The Department has two undergraduate and two postgraduate
academic programmes. The MSc in CMAAE is a regional programme for 16
Agricultural Economic Departments in the East, Central and Southern African region
and the MSc AICM is a RUFORUM programme offered in East African universities.
The popular BSc Agribusiness Management and the interfaculty BSc Agricultural
Education and Extension are the two undergraduate programmes offered by the
Department. The Department provides research and consultancy services to public
and private sectors, NGOs, Parastatals, International research centres, CIMMYT,
ICRISAT, ICRAF and CIAT at different interfaces. The department builds capacity
for the analysis of development issues in agricultural/industry sectors through its
staff and students (MSc/PhD) undertaking collaboration research programmes with
professionals in other departments, regional and international collaborators. The
Department enjoys partnerships through the public and private sectors that have
continued to provide employment opportunities for our graduates. The Department
has a strong link with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) through
CMAAE programme. The Department use workshops, publications, seminars series
and community Fora to disseminate theses research findings to stakeholders, and
get feedback on its research results. A strong pool of researchers and publishers in
the department spearhead intellectual exchange between its researchers by writing
collaborative research proposals, inviting guest lecturers and encouraging exchange
programmes.

Agricultural Economics is the oldest and best established department in Kenya. The
Department was founded in 1971, within the UoNs College of Agriculture and
Veterinary Sciences. The Department has two undergraduate and two postgraduate
academic programmes. The MSc in CMAAE is a regional programme for 16
Agricultural Economic Departments in the East, Central and Southern African region
and the MSc AICM is a RUFORUM programme offered in East African universities.
The popular BSc Agribusiness Management and the interfaculty BSc Agricultural
Education and Extension are the two undergraduate programmes offered by the
Department. The Department provides research and consultancy services to public
and private sectors, NGOs, Parastatals, International research centres, CIMMYT,
ICRISAT, ICRAF and CIAT at different interfaces. The department builds capacity
for the analysis of development issues in agricultural/industry sectors through its
staff and students (MSc/PhD) undertaking collaboration research programmes with
professionals in other departments, regional and international collaborators. The
Department enjoys partnerships through the public and private sectors that have
continued to provide employment opportunities for our graduates. The Department
has a strong link with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) through
CMAAE programme. The Department use workshops, publications, seminars series
and community Fora to disseminate theses research findings to stakeholders, and
get feedback on its research results. A strong pool of researchers and publishers in
the department spearhead intellectual exchange between its researchers by writing
collaborative research proposals, inviting guest lecturers and encouraging exchange
programmes.

 

 

 

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