Ernest Ronoh Qualification

• Sept. 2020: University of Eldoret. PhD. (Environmental Soil Science) (Ongoing).
• 2014 to 2018: University of Eldoret, Eldoret. Master of Science (Soil Science). Thesis title: ‘Selected Rehabilitative Measures Increases Maize and Soybean Yields in Poorly Responsive Soils of Western Kenya.’
• Aug 2008 to April 2012: Moi University, Eldoret. Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biosystems and management. Attained 2nd Class (Honours), Upper Division.
• Jan 2003 to Nov 2006: Kericho High School, Kericho County. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Attained A- (77 points).
• Jan 1994 to Nov 2002: Seretut Primary School, Kericho County. Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).

Key Competencies

• Research interests are in soils, hydrology, landscape processes and nutrient dynamics on multi-scale environmental, hydro-pedology, spatiotemporal variations of land degradation, agronomic, ecological, and agroecosystem sciences. My research activities employ biometrics, GIS & remote sensing, modelling, and spatial statistical applications to mitigate land degradation, judicious resource use and efficiency, enhanced natural resource conservation and sustainability, and global food security.

Other Courses

• 2020: Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology: Biogeochemistry, Energy Flow, and Nutrient Cycling. CARY Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York, USA.
• 2019: Google Digital Skills for Africa, Centum Learning.
• 2018: Principles of ICT for Agriculture.
• 2018: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): ABN Unisol.
• 2016, 2017, 2018: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in QGIS, ArcGIS, and GeoMedia.
• 2017: Research methods and scientific writing.
• 2014, 2015, and 2017: Hands-on training in soil and plant tissue analysis in the lab and also in situ using two field test kits.
• 2016, 2017 & 2018: Data management, spatial and statistical analysis using ODK, R, QGIS, ArcGIS, and Geomedia.
• 2016: “Integrated Project Tropical Agro- and Ecosystems Engineering”, an intense academic field course offered by the University of Eldoret (Kenya), KU-Leuven (Belgium), and ETH-Zurich (Switzerland) and Arba Mich University (Ethiopia).
• 2015: Master class of introduction to the integration of scientific research approaches.
• 2013: Mushroom Cultivation and Spawn Production.
• 2011: Health awareness on cancer and HIV & Aids.
• 2010: Installation and operating computer software.