Research Interests

Areas of Interests

Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Virology, Agrobiodiversity, Agro-nutrition food value chains, Plant genetics, Plant pathogens, Biofuels, Crop protection, Conservation biology, sustainable production and consumption focusing on circularity

Projects

  1. 2021: Urban Food Resilience under Climate Change Challenges  (URBANFOSC )
  2. 2021:  Grant to Develop Centre of Competence in Digital Education (CoDE) at Moi University. 100’000 Swiss francs.
  3. 2020: Black Tea Fermentation Monitoring Model based on IoT and Image Processing Techniques. Kenet- 15,000 USD
  4. 2019: Mobility for Innovative Renewable Energy Technologies (MIRET). Project under Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme.  EACEA – EUR 1,397,875
  5. 2019: Transforming Energy Access – Learning Partnership (TEA-LP). Development of a Multidisplinary Postgraduate Degree Programme on Masters in Sustainable Energy and Energy Access. GBP 60,000 
  6. 2019: Regional Incubation Center at the Africa Centre of Excellence II in Phytochemicals, Textile & Renewable Energy, Moi University.  US $ 250,000
  7. 2019: Climate-Smart Adaptive Technologies For Sustainable Production And Postharvest
  8. Management and Utilization Of Ware Potato In Kenya. KCSAP Ref: FP01-5/1 Ksh: 3,376,600
  9. 2017; NRF Kenya; Molecular application of protein phosphatase 2A in Cyanobacteria microcystin quantification and degradation in water purification systems (Project cost Ksh 20,000,000)
  10. 2016: World Bank: African Center of Excellence in Phytochemicals, Textile and Renewable Energy. (Project cost 6,000,000 USD)
  11. 2015: Agrobiodiversity and dietary diversity for improved nutritional status of mother infant dyads in Rongai  sub-county, Nakuru, Kenya ransform A4NH: International Food Policy Research Institute. Contract No. 2015X173.EU (Project cost: $108,806.00)

Consultancies

Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW): G4AW Evaluation for CROPMON project in Kenya