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Welcome to the Department of Water & Agricultural Resource Management (WARM).

GALILEO: A new EU-AU Horizon Europe project kicked-off!
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MOU Signing between CIRAD and UoEm
Vegetable Production & Technologies Training
Mr. Peter Nyaga (Technician) demonstrating on Vegetable production in the Green House
Vegetable Production & Technologies Training
Dr. Samuel Ndirangu, Dean School of Agriculture making his remarks during the training.
Vegetable Production & Technologies Training
Mr. Peter Nyaga (Technician) demonstrating on Vegetable production in the Green House
Vegetable Production & Technologies Training
Dr. Felix Rotich training on Diagnostic of crop pests and disease management.
Vegetable Production & Technologies Training
Dr. Wafula Asst. Registrar ARC welcoming farmers
2023 A.S.K Embu Show
Don Bosco Farm Visit
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Message from the Chair

Dr. Josiah Njiru Gitari, Chair

The Department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management is one of the two departments of the School of Agriculture in the University of Embu. The department was formed on 1st July 2021 to take over the functions of the departments of Agricultural Resource Management (ARM) and Land and Water Management (LWM) that have been in existence since 2012. The main objective of the department is training, research, innovation, industry linkage and community service in the areas of Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock production, Water resources management, Soil science, Environmental science, Agroecosystems and Range management. The department envisages to produce graduates with a competitive edge in job market in the areas of sustainable agriculture, land, water resources, soil science, range and environmental management. The department is also committed to exposing the students to the industrial experience through field practicum, field trips, field attachments and internships through partnerships with institutions and organizations countrywide. The department also works closely with industry in curriculum review, development and implementation to ensure our graduates meet the needs of the industry. Read More

Latest Publications

  • Muturi, P., Kyallo, M., Gasura, E., & Yao, N. (2025). Diversity analysis and genome-wide association studies of seed weight trait in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) using diversity array technology sequence derived single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Euphytica, 221(4), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-025-03478-8
  • Kyalo, A.M., H. Mogaka, F.K. Kirimi, K. Kizito, S.N. Ndirangu, C.N. Onyari, L. Muriithi, O.N. Elvin, S.K. Mutungi, S. Kiprotich, M.M. Njiru and E.A. Kamau. (2025). Exploring Socio-Economic Characteristics on Adoption Intensity of Biochar Among Farming Households in Sub-Humid Regions of Western Kenya. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences 13(2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.22194/JGIAS/25.1608
  • Nyankemba, B. N., Arunga, E. E., & Nthakanio, P. N. (2024). Introgressing photoperiod/thermo-sensitive genic male sterile gene into Basmati 370 rice. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 12(5), 756–769. https://doi.org/10.18006/2024.12(5).756.769
  • Wambua, D. M., Ndirangu, S.N, Mogaka, H. Gichimu, B.M. (2024) Decomposition of the Coffee Value Chain Among Smallholder Farmers in Embu and Kirinyaga Counties in Central Kenya.  Advances in Agriculture. Volume 2024, Article ID 9346391, 12 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9346391
  • Kogo, T. K., Yegon, R., Nthiwa, D., & Migose, S. A. (2024). Strategies of positive deviants in fodder conservation among smallholder dairy farming systems in highlands and midlands of Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 56(8), 345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-024-04189-3

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GALILEO: A new EU-AU Horizon Europe project kicked-off!

We are delighted to announce the official start of GALILEO, a HORIZON Research and Innovation Action funded by the European Union, under Grant Agreement No. 101181623, aiming to strengthen rural livelihoods and resilience to climate change in Africa with innovative agroforestry, integrating people, trees, crops and livestock. The project started in January 2025 and will last 4 years. On February 12th -13th 2025 the project’s kick-off meeting was held in Dakar, Senegal. During the meeting, all partners presented their involvement and responsibilities in the project and shared their ideas and ambitions for a successful implementation to achieve the specific project objectives.

GALILEO relies on genuine Multi-Actor to co-develop context-specific, people-centered agroforestry innovations in representative agro-pastoral, agroforestry, and agro-silvo-pastoral systems from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The aim is to promote agroforestry as leverage to significantly improve agricultural, household, and climate change adaptation and mitigation performances and to enhance biodiversity in SSA. Our approach will be tested in 8 agroforestry Living Labs (LLs: local scale and actors), 4 national and 1 regional Innovation Platforms (IPs), set up across 4 AU SSA countries (Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya). GALILEO’s LLs are set in semi-arid zones of Senegal and Kenya and normally humid but drought-prone zones of Ghana and Cameroon thus comparing and covering a large range of SSA conditions.

The GALILEO consortium, led by Centre De Cooperation International En Recherche Agronomique Pour Le Developpement (CIRAD), consists of 23 partners and 1 associated partner across 7 European countries and 5 African countries (France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon). The consortium members are:       Centre De Cooperation Internationale En Recherche Agronomique Pour Le Developpement (CIRAD), Q-Plan International (Q-PLAN), Institut De Recherche Pour Le Developpement (IRD), Institut National De Recherche Pour L'agriculture, L'alimentation Et L'environnement (INRAe),  Universita Degli Studi Della Basilicata (UoB), Wageningen University (WU), Kobenhavns Universitet (UCPH), Nitidae (NTD), Max Havelaar France Association (MHF), TERRE VERTE (TEVE), Institut Senegalais De Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Centre De Suivi Ecologique (CSE), Conseil National De Concertation Et De Cooperation Des Ruraux Association (CNCR), Jardins D'afrique De Mbour (AFK), UNIVERSITY OF EMBU (UoEm), The International Centre Of Insect Physiology And Ecology Lbg (ICIPE), Farm Africa Limited (FaF), University Of Ghana (UG), International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nature Conservation Research Centre (NCRC), Kuapa Kokoo Cooperative Cocoa Farmers And Marketing Union Limited (KKFU), Institut De Recherche Agricole Pour Le Développement (IRAD), Association Green Development Advocates (GDA), Forschungsinstitut Fur Biologischen Landbau Stiftung (FiBL).

All project activities will be published on the project’s social media accounts. Stay tuned!

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