GOVSEA research dissemination in Garissa county
Three PhD students, Philemon Ngasike, Ahmed Musa and Bulle Dabasso from the University of Nairobi’s Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) presented their research findings to stakeholders in Garissa County, on 11th June 2019 at Palm Oasis Hotel, Garissa. The feedback workshop was organized by the African Drylands Institute for Sustainability (ADIS) as part of the collaborative research and capacity-building project GOVSEA.
Participants of the Garissa livestock stakeholder workshop
© LARMAT University of Nairobi (2019)
The workshop brought together policy makers from the Garissa county government and state department of livestock in Nairobi, livestock traders in Garissa, Kenya Livestock Marketing Council, development partners, and researchers from the University of Nairobi. Research presentations focused on factors influencing livestock trade inn Somaliland terminal markets; cross-border livestock trade between Garissa-Kenya and Somalia; and the potential of stratified livestock production systems in enhancing the livestock value chain and marketing.
The meeting was attended by the University of University of Nairobi supervisor and mentors Prof. Jesse Njoka, Dr. Oliver Wasonga, Dr. Oscar Koech and John Makori from the state department of livestock Production.












