The University of Eldoret was initially known as Chepkoilel when it was Moi University’s satellite campus. Currently, it is an independent university and it transformed its name from Chepkoilele to university of Eldoret (UOELD). It is located a few meters away from the city of Eldoret.
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The Faculty of Agriculture is composed of three departments—food science and technology; horticulture; and land resources. Agricultural economics and rural development is a sub-department of horticulture. Each of these departments offers a BSc degree; food science offers a BSC, an MSc, and a PhD; horticulture offers a BSc and an MSc.
The University was officially inaugurated on December 6, 1985 by the then Chancellor, His Excellency the second President of Kenya, Hon. Daniel Toroitich. Arap Moi. Since then, the University has experienced phenomenal growth from its initial one faculty in 1984, to a total of 15 Schools, nine Directorates and two Institutespresently.The total student population currently is over 52, 000, distributed across Diploma, Undergraduate, Masters, Post Graduate Diploma and Doctorate of Philosophy programmes in diverse fields.
The University of Malawi’s Bunda College of Agriculture was established just outside of Lilongwe in 1967. It is now a constituent college of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUNAR). Its first intake took place in September 2012. There are three faculties—agriculture, development studies, and environmental sciences. The College offers BSc degrees in agribusiness management; agriculture (economics, engineering, extension, crop science, family science, nutrition and food science); aquaculture and fisheries sciences; environmental sciences; forestry; horticulture; irrigation engineering; and natural resources management. There are also MSc programs in agribusiness management; agricultural and applied economics; agricultural extension and rural development; agroforestry; agronomy; animal science; aquaculture and fisheries science; crop protection; horticulture; nutrition and food science; social forestry; and soil science. PhD’s are offered in agricultural and resource economics; agriculture and applied economics; animal science; aquaculture and fisheries science; biotechnology; and rural development.