The University of Nairobi (UON) Group Work as presented at the ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
Group activity to identify opportunities for Agroecology integration in Kenyan Universities
1. University of Nairobi team
Gaps inexisting
programmes
Opportunities/whatcan
be done to fill the gaps
How? ResourcesNeeded
Lack of Staff capacity
to trainthe course
-The five- year
curriculumreview cycle
provide opportunityfor
incorporation
- There isexisting
infrastructure
- existingcourse on
Managementof
Agroecosystem&
Environmentand
several,unitsandtopics
- Availabilityof multi-
disciplinarystaff inthe
facultyof Agriculture
-
- Undertake short-
termtraining
- throughCurriculum
review process
- Establishmentand
maintenance of
experiential learning
demos
- exchange
programmes
- Supportresearchin
Agroecologyand
agrobiodiversity
- Finance forfacilities&
capacitydevelopment
- TrainingManuals
- Reference materials
-
No core course on
Agroecologyacross
programmesin
Agriculture
Lack of experiential
learningdemos
Expandthe course to
include components
of genderandsocial
inclusions
Limitedresearchin
Agroecologyand
agrobiodiversity
Poorlinkagesbetween
research,policyand
practice