Dr.Evans Chimoita and Dr.Lucy Karega; who lectures in the department and also UNES(University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited) Consultants,were at Sigowet and Soin Wards (Kericho County) yesterday demonstrating on how to plant sorghum. It's one of the activities among others aimed at empowering sorghum, finger millet & indigenous chicken on value chain enterprise development in the County.
The Agricultural and Applied Economics Masters finalist in the department spends his time in his fruit farm in Mavindini,Makueni county.He opted to invest his Agricultural Economics knowledge and time wisely during this COVID-19 pandemic as colleges are on a break.Every morning, he goes round the farm scouting for pests and signs of diseases on the plants. He also checks if the drip lines are working and unblocks those that might be clogged.