Today on Wednesday the 17th of November 2021, following up on household listing and recruitment activities on Monday, our team conducted two Focus Group Discussions with community members in Kibera, one of Nairobi’s biggest informal settlements. The discussions were facilitated by our research team members and young researchers Charles Maina and Grace Werikhe, both fromContinue reading “Focus Group Discussion in Kibera”
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SURE FOOD field activities in Nairobi start today – recruitment of households in Kibera
On Monday morning, SURE FOOD’s international WP 1 team meets at the Kibera Chiefs Camp to start its activities in one of Nairobi’s biggests slums – Kibera. The purpose of today’s activity is to recruit 20 households for the first Focus Group Discussion which is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 November 2021 in Kibera. The activityContinue reading “SURE FOOD field activities in Nairobi start today – recruitment of households in Kibera”
We are hiring!
Dr. Jonathan Nzuma, the lead of WP1 “Urban resilience analytics” is seeking to recruit One (1) Doctoral Researcher in Agricultural and Applied Economics as soon as possible for a period of three years. The project has funding to support fieldwork but the successful candidate will be required to apply for a DAAD scholarship to coverContinue reading “We are hiring!”
Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Courtesy call at the ATPS
Today, on September 21, 2021, the SURE-FOOD team paid a courtesy visit to our partner organisation the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) in Nairobi. The ATPS’ Executive Director Dr. Nicholas Ozor introduced the team to the mission, goals and programs of the network. The ATPS mission is “to improve the quality of STI research,Continue reading “Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Courtesy call at the ATPS”
SURE-FOOD Collaboration Contract signed in Nairobi
Today, on September 21, 2021, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi Prof. Stephen Kiama, PhD, the SURE-FOOD’s PI Prof. Dr. Alfonso Sousa-Poza of the Universitiy of Hohenheim, the Project Coordinator at the University of Nairobi Dr. Catherine N. Kunyanga, signed the Contract of Collaboration during a courtesy visit of the SURE-FOOD’s team to theContinue reading “SURE-FOOD Collaboration Contract signed in Nairobi”
SURE-FOOD Official Inception Workshop at the University of Nairobi, 20. September 2021
On Monday, the September 20th, the official Inception Workshop of the SURE-FOOD project took place at the University of Nairobi’s College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS), Upper Kabete Campus. The Workshop started with Welcoming Remarks and Official opening by UoN administrators Dr George Abong, Chairman, Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology Prof. RoseContinue reading “SURE-FOOD Official Inception Workshop at the University of Nairobi, 20. September 2021”
Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Egerton University, Njoro Campus
On Friday, September 17, 2021, our team received a very warm welcome at our WP3 Lead Dr. Lydiah M. Waswa’s host campus of the Egerton University in Njoro. The Egerton University is the oldest Kenyan higher education institution, being established back in 1939. Today, Egerton University is one of the best universities in the countryContinue reading “Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Egerton University, Njoro Campus”
Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Meeting with the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in Nairobi
On September 16, our project’s Co-PI Dr. Hamid R. Oskorouchi of the University of Hohenheim together with the WP1 Lead Dr. Jonathan M. Nzuma of the University of Nairobi had a very insightful, engaging and productive meeting with the Management and team of the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in Nairobi. Mr. Benjamin Avusevwa,Continue reading “Visit to Kenya in September 2021: Meeting with the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in Nairobi”
Let’s start the SURE FOOD project
We are pleased to announce the start of our SURE-FOOD project. Thefinal approval by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) wasobtained at the end of May and the project officially started at thebeginning of June 2021.
SURE-FOOD Project 