Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems

Dorcas Kagwiria
University of Nairobi
Kenya

Dorcas kagwiria is an agronomist and she works with Sprohav Agronomy LTD as a senior field agronomist in Nairobi, Kenya. She is also a part time lecturer at the university of Nairobi. She received her B.sc in Horticulture in 2015 from the University of Nairobi and she is currently pursuing her M.sc in Agronomy from the same institution. Dorcas is carrying out a research on “Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Regimes on Grain Sorghum (sorghum bicolor l. moench) Growth, Yield and Feed Quality”. The project focuses on increasing sorghum productivity for both food and feeds through the use of appropriate agronomic practices in order to meet the current increase in demand for grain sorghum and as well as to increase food security in the country. Dorcas is also a writer and is currently working on “While you Wait” series which can be accessed at her blog. She has offered several mentorship programs including talking to high school students from various schools. Some of the areas of training include: counseling students on sexuality, spirituality, education. She currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya with her family. She can be contacted at dkagwiria14@gmail.com.

Oscar K Koech
University of Nairobi
Kenya

Senior lecturer at the department of  Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi.

Josiah M Kinama
University of Nairobi
Kenya

Senior Lecturer at the department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, university of Nairobi. Head of Agronomy department.

George N Chemining’wa
University of Nairobi
Kenya

Dean of students at the University of Nairobi.

Henry Fred Ojulong
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Kenya

Senior Scientist - Breeding Eastern and Southern Africa Program