Senior members from the State Department of Higher Education and Research, led by the Director, Mr Darius Ogutu, on Friday 23rd June 2023 were at Main Campus in Njoro for the Africa Higher Education Centre of Excellence (ACE) National Steering Committee meeting.
The team was received by Vice Chancellor Prof. Isaac Kibwage and Prof. George Owuor, Centre Director, the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture & Agribusiness Management (CESAAM).
The Director, State Department of Higher Education and Research Mr Darius Ogutu (third from left) and Egerton University's Vice Chancellor Prof. Isaac Kibwage (fourth from left) led the ACE II National Steering Committee meeting at Main Campus, Njoro on 23rd June 2023, emphasizing Egerton's significant role as the host institution for the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture & Agribusiness Management (CESAAM), part of the ACE II Project World Bank initiative supporting specialized higher education institutions
CESAAM at Egerton University is part of the ACE II Project World Bank initiative in collaboration with governments of participating countries to support higher education institutions specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Environment, Agriculture, applied Social Science / Education and Health. Jaramogi Odinga Oginga University of Science & Technology’s Sustainable Use of Insects as Food and Feeds (INSEFOODS), and Moi University’s Centre of Excellence in Phytochemicals Textiles and Renewable Energy (PTRE).
CESAAM supports 240 postgraduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Animal Sciences Department, Department of Food Science, Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Department of Agricultural Extension and Department of Agricultural Engineering.
By Agnes Mwangi
Directorate of Marketing and Resource Mobilization
