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Researcher’s Names (in descending order according to Grant received) |
Total Grant Received in (Ksh) |
Narrative |
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Dr. Grace Opetu Abucheli |
2,780,171.20
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“Capacity Building of Farmers for Climate Resilience, Enhanced Agricultural Productivity, and Natural Resources Management in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya”. The project aim is to upscale the activities included in the demonstration farm at Kairini alongside the guidelines in policies and legal documents such as the Constitution of Kenya 2010, sustainable development goals (SDGs), Environmental Management and coordination Act (EMCA, CAP 387), Agriculture sector development strategy of 2010-2020 and National climate change action plan for Kenya among others. Overall Goal To develop climate-adaptive and resilient livelihood systems through the promotion of sustainable farming practices and interventions that can be easily and widely adopted, replicated and upscaled. Achieved Milestones The project has facilitated field experiment implementation, plot maintenance and data collection for two MSc. Students
Facilitated a workshop that led to the development of three curricula (BSc. Crop Protection and Management, BSc. Landscaping and Ornamental Horticulture and MSc. Agroecology and Climate Change)
Eight training manuals on CSA practices have been developed, reviewed and await upload on CGSpace
Capacity building of 170 farmers i.e. 10 farmer groups have been trained on CSA practices in Igamba ng’ombe sub-County through on-farm and off-farm training
Eight modules of Farmer training manuals were developed, tested in the field, revised printed and distributed to farmers. |
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Dr. Gitonga Mwathi |
1,232,941.00
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Three Chuka University researchers namely Dr. Edna Chebet Too and Dr. David Gitonga Mwathi from the Department of Computer Science together with Prof. Lucy Kawira Gitonga from Department of Nursing and Public Health developed a Research Project Proposal entitled “A Lightweight Convolution Neural Network for Detecting Tuberculosis Using X-Ray Images. The project aims to optimize the efficiency of deep learning networks for the task of detecting TB using X-rays. The project was awarded a minigrant of US $8,000 under Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA) fund to cover the project activities as per the work plan. The University of Nairobi is the lead partner for the project and is responsible for administration of the grant.
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Dr. Roselyn Kahindi |
1,140,882.95
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In the months of April to June of 2023 the Department of Animal Sciences, Chuka University hosted two fellows from Njala University, Sierra Leone. The trainees were under the sponsorship of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to get exposure on animal production in Kenya and with emphasis on dairy production. The amount of money received from IAEA for their training was 10,000.00 Euros and all of this was utilized for the intended purpose.
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Prof. Geofrey Gathungu |
863,419.80
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“Promoting Resiliency of the Agriculture Sector in Developing Economies in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Project of the East/Southern Africa Cluster” has two objectives; – Improve agricultural productivity by providing and enhancing research and outreach skills of target stakeholders (i.e., students, faculty, scientists, and smallholder farmers). – Develop and disseminate technologies to enhance global food supply chains and mitigate global climate change. The project is involved in establishing Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in Agroforestry and Fruit Tree Production in Chuka and Igambangombe Sub-County in Tharaka Nithi County. The cornerstones of the project are to improve agricultural productivity by providing and enhancing research and outreach skills of target stakeholders mainly the students, faculty, scientists, and smallholder farmers. The project has been working closely with small-scale farmers who are organized into Farmer Participatory Research groups (FPRs). The project is being implemented in three Wards of Chuka (Karingani, Magumoni, Mugwe) and one ward in Igambangombe sub-County (Mariani), respectively. Four farmer participatory research groups namely Kiramba SHG in Karingani, Young Mbuti in Magumoni, Nthima NAALAP in Mugwe and Mwangaza SHG in Mariani] were identified to participate in project implementation. |
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Prof. Moses Muraya |
243,100 |
The funds came from African Population and Health Research. The aim of the grant was to assist in the preparation for the certification of Chuka University towards Good Financial Practices in the University (GFGP Certification). The grant was fully utilized for GFGP preparation with. |
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Researcher’s Names (in descending order according to Grant received) |
Total Grant Received in (Ksh) |
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Prof. Moses Muraya |
1, 457,760 |
Equipment worth 9110.05 euros were donated via Development of Entrepreneurial University in Kenya (DEpUK), a project funded by DAAD, to equip a fabrication laboratory (FABLAB) at Chuka University. The equipped fabrication laboratory is expected to help students and staff to engage in entrepreneurial activities geared towards coming up with start-ups. The FABLAB is also expected to aid in teaching of engineering and food technology students or any other relevant discipline. The equipment arrived at Chuka University on 16th March 2022 and were installed between May and August 2022 at Chuka University Electrical engineering laboratory. The equipped FABLAB was in operation from September 2022. The FABLAB has become an indispensable training facility for our engineering students.
The list of equipment delivered as entered in the CU asset register and estimated costing is attached. Letter on alert to pick the equipment from KaRU is also attached. |