Latest News & Announcements

The 'Kuku Safe' project team, operating under the Food Safety Lab led by Prof. Catherine Kunyanga, recently paid a courtesy call to the Dean’s Office at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi.

The team is currently conducting research activities at Burma Market, where they are collecting poultry and environmental samples. These samples will be analyzed for antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens as part of a broader food safety initiative.

The Faculty of Agriculture through the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology and Food Advice Accelerator Program participated in the Africa Future Food and the 10th Edition of FAMASS Food Expo event at Sarit.

FOA represented. Attending the 10th Annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH 2025) Academy Week at Julius Nyerere International Convention Center, Dar-salaam, Tanzania

Today, I had the privilege to host a team of staff and students from the Nuertingen Geislingen University (NGU) and University of Hohenheim in Germany who share our vision of Agriculture and  food systems thinking!  Thanks to the FoA team staff & students on the ground who participated! Proud of you all!

“Congratulations to this second cohort of student innovators in the Faculty of Agriculture, we celebrate you. Grateful to the partnership with Food Advice Accelerator program led by Mercy for the unwavering support in maturation and acceleration of student innovations. Youth and Agri-food innovations is a powerful tool for cultivating youth employment in Agriculture and Food Sectors”

Meru County–Meru University of Science and Technology Collaboration

with Pennsylvania State University (USA) and Technical University of

Denmark

Yesterday, 19th May 2025, the Faculty of Agriculture was honored  to host an important delegation of change-makers from the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU).

Mark your calendars for the 5th All Africa Postharvest Congress & Exhibition (5th AAPHCE), a hybrid event which is scheduled for 16th to 19th September 2025 at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

On March 17, 2025, Ms. Charlene Ruto, Director of the SMACHS Foundation and daughter of President William Ruto, visited the University of Nairobi's Upper Kabete Campus On March 17, 2025. Her visit was aimed at exploring potential collaborations between the Foundation and the University's Faculty of Agriculture. The visit aimed to identify opportunities for youth engagement in post-harvest management, food processing, value addition, and agricultural technologies.