The African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) is a not-for-profit organisation which seeks to link knowledge to application. The AICAD–Kenya country office is domiciled at Egerton University’s Division of Research and Extension.

Egerton University, through the support  of the University Council, has launched a Bee Research and Demonstration Unit (BRDU) at the Agro-Science Park and the Dryland Research Training and Ecotourism Centre (DRTEC).

Kenya has been selected by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) Board of Governors to host its first Regional Research Centre (RRC) in Africa, to complement the one in China.

Sorghum bread has excited bread consumers in Nakuru town following the introduction of the product in the market. The bread is baked using composite flour of sorghum and wheat at some ideal ratios. It is not just any sorghum but some special cultivar developed and evaluated at Egerton University by a team of scientists led by Prof. Erick Cheruiyot. It is a product of a concept developed by the team and supported by the then Kenya Agricultural and Agribusiness Project (KAPAP), financed by the World Bank in 2011.

Tegemeo Institute-Kenya, Michigan State University and Purdue University in the US are implementing a multi-year research project on “Support for Applied Research and Analysis in Kenya and East Africa Region. (SARA-KEA)”. The project supports development programming by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kenya and East Africa Missions in the counties of focus in Kenya.One of the study topics in the project is to examine the role entrepreneurial investor farmers play in driving agricultural transformation in Kenya. The study team conducted a listing of all farm households in 40 selected villages in Kakamega and Kisumu counties. the activity was conducted from 20^thto 31^stOctober 2022. The household survey of sampled farmers will take place from mid-November through December 2022.

Egerton University recently hosted a Volkswagen Foundation Humanities Fellows Workshop, which brought together international scholars from different parts of the world to share their research work and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Professor Yash Mahida from the University of Nottingham recently paid a courtesy call to Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Bernard Aduda at Egerton University's Main Campus on 5^th June 2023. This visit is part of the ongoing collaboration between the United Kingdom and Kenyan institutions through the Kenya UK Health Alliance (KUKHA), which focuses on health matters. Egerton University and the University of Nottingham are among the key partners in this alliance.

In a step towards enhancing innovative agricultural practices and student training, Egerton University welcomed a delegation from the Arava International Centre for Agricultural Training (AICAT) on Monday, January 29, 2024. Led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic, Research and Extension), Prof. Bernard O. Aduda, Egerton University received the esteemed guests to discuss potential collaborations in the field of agriculture.