Bachelor of Agri-Technology and Food Systems
The Bachelor's program in Agri-Technology and Food Systems represents a comprehensive educational endeavour meticulously designed to cultivate knowledgeable, skilled, and innovative agricultural professionals. These individuals are equipped to address the intricate challenges confronting agricultural production and food systems, with a focus on sustainable development and prosperity. The curriculum imparts fundamental concepts and principles related to agricultural systems, the role of agriculture in fostering development, employment prospects within the agricultural sector, bioinformatics, biological databases, sequence analysis, and phylogenetics.
Career Prospects in Agri-Technology
Graduates of this program can explore a variety of rewarding career paths, including:
- Precision Agriculture Specialist
- Agricultural Data Scientist
- Agricultural Engineer
- Aggrotech Product Manager
- Aggrotech Sales and Marketing Professional
- Aggrotech Consultant
In sum, the bachelor’s program in Agri-Technology and Food Systems seeks to equip students with a profound understanding of agricultural principles and empower them to drive innovation and sustainable development within the agricultural sector, fostering a brighter future for agriculture on both local and global scales.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will have attained the following competencies:
- Profoundly articulate pivotal agricultural principles and perspectives across national, regional, and global contexts.
- Apply their acquired knowledge and skills to harmonize agri-food systems with sustainable enterprise development.
- Foster employment opportunities by engaging with both public and private stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
- Effectively employ modern and intelligent technologies and methodologies to promote sustainable agricultural production.
- Engage in advanced research within the realm of Agri-technology and food systems.
- Cultivate innovation through entrepreneurship acumen and the application of sustainable solutions to address emerging challenges in agricultural production and food systems, thereby generating income.
Total credit hours and course units required for graduation
The programme shall be offered in 8 semesters. The minimum total courses for the programme are 48. The minimum total course credit hours required for graduation is 144 hours.
A candidate must satisfy the general University admission criteria for undergraduate programmes.
- A mean grade of C+ and above at KCSE OR
- Diplomas or professional qualifications OR
- A certificate of foundation or bridging courses from recognised institutions OR
- A portfolio for the purpose of recognition of prior learning OR
- Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education with a minimum of 1 principal OR
- A bachelor’s degree from an institution recognised by Senate.
Credit Accumulation
Regulations on credit accumulation, including possible pathways, shall be in line with the provisions of Universities Regulations, Universities Standards and Guidelines, and general national trends.
Credit Transfer
A candidate may be allowed to transfer credits from part or all of the coursework requirements if the senate is satisfied that the candidate has completed and passed the prescribed courses(s) at the undergraduate level from accredited institutions and programs recognized by the senate. Any course considered for credit transfer must have been completed at an equivalent level and in an equivalent institution, with a minimum grade of 50%.
Guidelines For Transfer Of Credit/ Exemptions
A candidate may be exempted from degree level courses if the Senate is satisfied that the candidate has completed a similar course at the Diploma level from a recognized institution. The general rules governing credit transfers and exemptions will apply. In addition, the following rules apply:
- Must meet the requirements for admission to the Agri-Technology and Food Systems programme.
- Must obtain and submit an official transcript from the previous university/college indicating academic status, courses offered, credits units completed, and grades obtained.
- Will be allowed to transfer/exempt credits earned from the courses described, but only up to 49%.
- If permitted to transfer/exempt, he/she will not be permitted to transfer units in courses in which he/she received a pass mark of less than 50%.
- All applications must be accompanied by recommendations from the institution from which he or she is transferring.
- The school will evaluate the application and make recommendations to the Sen- ate.
Student Assessment at programme level
The course will be assessed through:
- Content embedded quizzes
- Online practical work
- Open book tests
- Project reports
- End of course online examination
The projects will be assessed through e- portfolios. Students will present their work to an evaluation panel. All students’ work will be checked for plagiarism. The students should be logged in with the university provided login details in order to carry out any task.
Countinous Assessment
Tests/Tasks: 50%
Examination 50%
| FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
| Introduction to Agriculture | Principles of Animal Production |
| Introduction to Agro-climatology | Principles of Soil Sciences |
| Introduction to Agricultural Land Management | Principles of Agribusiness |
| Introduction to emerging farming systems | Principles of Agricultural Economics |
| Introduction to ICT in Agriculture | Principles of crop production |
| Introduction to food losses and waste in agricultural systems | Agricultural statistics I |
| Philosophy |
Psychology |
| FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
| Ecosystem services and conservation | Waste management in Agricultural systems |
| Soil Health and Management | Industrial Attachment/Field Practice I |
| Food processing and preservation technologies |
Animal Feed and Nutrients |
| Soilless cultivation for sustainable crop production | Agricultural Information and communication |
| Climate Change and Sustainable Development | Plant Health Management |
| Technologies in agriculture | Crop Pest Management |
| Introduction to Research Methods |
Agricultural statistics II |
| FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
| Animal health and management | Farm planning, accounts and record keeping |
| Food cultures and nutrition | Industrial Attachment & Field Practice II |
| Food safety in Agricultural systems and traceability | Agricultural Marketing and markets |
| Plant Breeding and Biotechnology | Crop Disease Management |
| Agricultural policy and law | Water management and irrigation systems |
| Processing of plant and animal products | Linear Modelling |
| Regenerative Agriculture | Animal Biotechnology |
| FIRST SEMESTER | SECOND SEMESTER |
| Organic farming and Markets | Enterprises in Aquaculture |
| Horticultural enterprises | Food fraud and food defense |
| Commercial production of Herb and spices | Circular economy in Agricultural system |
| Innovations in the management of postharvest losses in agri-systems | Food Safety, Standards, and Certification |
| Climate Smart Agriculture and Technologies | International trade in agricultural commodities |
| Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture | Renewable energy systems in agriculture |
| Poultry Enterprises |
Research Project |
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