Edward Mengich Qualification

Academic Qualifications

Courses, Workshops and Conferences Attended

1. District level Agroforestry course 18 – 23 July 1994 KEFRI/JICA Social Forestry Training Centre, Muguga, Kenya
2. Agroforestry Research Network for Africa (AFRENA) zonal planning and evaluation workshop, 5 – 9 June 1989 Kampala, Uganda.
3. Agroforestry Research Networks for Africa (AFRENA) zonal planning and evaluation workshop, 5-9 February 1990, Bujumbura, Burundi.
4. Training course on “Agroforestry Research for Development”. Concepts, technologies, practices and methods. 7-25 May, 1990. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsor: Royal Netherlands Government (DSO)
5. Training course on scientific writing, 9-20 January 1995. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya Sponsor: GTZ
6. Training Workshop on Mycorrhizae and Rhizobium in Agroforestry. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya
7. International training course on “Eco-farming – Ecologically and socially sustainable landuse”, October 23-November 19 1995. Surin, Chiang Rai and other locations within the Kingdom of Thailand. Sponsor: German Foundation for International Development (DSE)
8. Eastern and Southern Africa Regional training course on “Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques for alley farming’, 12-23 September, 1994. KEFRI Hqs, Muguga, Kenya. Sponsor : Alley Farming Network for Tropical Africa (AFNETA)
9. East and Central Africa AFRENA zonal conference and annual planning workshop, 6-12 July 1991. ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya.
10. KEFRI-Forest Department First joint conference on “The State of Forest Research and Management” 3-5 June 1996. KEFRI Hqs, Muguga, Kenya.
11. First Kenya National Agroforestry Conference on “People and Institutional participation in Agroforestry for sustainable development”, 25-29 March 1996. KEFRI Hqs, Muguga, Kenya.
12. International training of Trainers course on “Agroforestry Research for Integrated land use”, 14 October – 6 November 1996. ICRAF, Nairobi Kenya. Sponsor: Royal Netherlands Government (DSO )
13. International workshop/training course on “Approaches for replenishing soil fertility depletion in Africa: NGO perspectives”, 3-9 June 1997, ICRAF Hqs, Nairobi, Kenya.
14. Third National Social Forestry workshop 10-12 March 1997 KEFRI Hqs, Muguga, Kenya.
15. Second National workshop on priority setting of forestry research priorities for Kenya. 14 – 16 July 1997. KEFRI Hqs, Muguga Kenya
16. Conference on Social Forestry and tree planting technology in semi-arid lands. 29 September – 2 October, 1997, KEFRI Hqs, Muguga Kenya.
17. Third (3^rd) KEFRI Scientific Conference 6^th – 9^th November, KEFRI HQs, Muguga, Kenya.
18. Second Research week and International Conference, 16^th – 20^th July 2007, Egerton University, Njoro Kenya.
19. Summer school on “Reconciling livelihoods and biodiversity conservation in protected area management in sub-Saharan Africa”. 13^th – 21^st August 2011, Danish training centre, Arusha, Tanzania
20. Second Science Writing Course, 19^th - 23^rd March 2012, KEFRI HQs, Muguga, Kenya.
21. Fifth International GAForN Symposium, 8^th – 12^th July 2013, University of Eldoret, Kenya. Georg-August University, Goettingen, GAForN, DAAD, University of Eldoret.
22. Fifth Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Scientific Conference, 17^th – 19^th April, 2018, KEFRI Headquarters, Muguga, Kenya.
23. International German Alumni Summer School on “Education, science and cooperation between German Alumni for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Kenya“. 6^th – 14^th October 2018, Karatina University, Nyeri, Kenya. Georg-August University, Goettingen, , DAAD, Karatina University.
24. Senior Management Course (SMC). 2^nd – 28^th February, 2020. Kenya School of Government (KSG), Baringo Campus, Kabarnet.
25. First online Alumni Networker Training held by the Alumni Göttingen Association in cooperation with the University of Göttingen, 12^th -16^th July 2021. Alumni Goettingen, University of Goettingen, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
26. Adam von Trott Ambassadors of Change International Alumni Training Program 2021 held by the Alumni Göttingen Association in cooperation with the University of Göttingen, 21^st -28^th November 2021. Alumni Goettingen, University of Goettingen, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)