Ph.D. (Agricultural and Rural Innovation)
Egerton University
Important info
There is acute shortage of professionals with interdisciplinary orientation and requisite skills to influence change in rural communities. Most universities in the East Africa region can adequately train manpower up to Masters‟ level, but lack comparative capacities to train enough and competitive graduates at PhD level. The ARIS programme will advance the needed cross-cutting competencies in individuals with masters‟ level disciplinary grounding and experience and integrate these at PhD level. The need to develop regional capacity for PhD training is further justified by the “brain drain” complex associated with overseas PhD training. The ARIS programme aims to train professionals capable of influencing policy, planning and implementation of ARD initiatives based on contextual and scientific evidence. The regional approach will address the common challenges through shared vision, networking, and production of regional public goods at lower transaction costs.
- Phd
- On Campus
- Nakuru
- Duration: 3 years
- Start Date: Flexible
- Price on application
Where and when
| Start Date | Location |
|---|---|
Flexible | P.O Box 536,Nakuru Kenya |
FAQ
On completion of the programme, the ARIS graduate should be able to:
i) Facilitate learning in tertiary education institutions as well as in non-academic institutions to develop capacities for engagement in agricultural and rural development (ARD).
ii) Plan and conduct impact oriented research that meets scientific quality, influence policy development, and enhances development through application of knowledge, science and technology, and related areas.
iii) Catalyze and manage change through provision of quality advisory services, facilitating linkages, networking, and building partnerships for innovations that foster communication, learning, inter-personal relations, multi-stakeholder engagement, and empowerment of different interest groups.
iv) Contribute to development and management of resources (human, financial, physical, etc), agricultural organizations and institutions including farmer organisations.
v) Facilitate development and management of entrepreneurship among various actors in agricultural and rural value chains.
vi) Design and manage participatory processes for effective project and programme implementation focused on social and economic benefits of the targeted groups.
Applicants shall be admitted to doctoral candidacy in ARIS after satisfying all the Egerton University general requirements for PhD studies, including passing the thesis proposal defences.
Applicants shall be holders of a Master‟s degree in any of the natural or social sciences in agricultural or rural development-related field from Egerton University or any other institution of higher learning recognized by Egerton University.
Applicants will be required to have at least two years working experience. Consideration will also be given to applicants who have at least one year‟s internship with organisations engaged in Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD).