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A thesis dissemination workshop was held for the University of Nairobi Collaborative Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE)/ African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) graduates on March 4, 2024, at the Fairview Hotel, Nairobi. The workshop was opened by Prof. Dominique Njinkeu, Interim Executive Director, AERC and attended by Prof. Moses Nyangito, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi. The event also attracted faculty members of the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi; Officers from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Ministry of Agriculture, International Potato Centre (CIP), the National Potato Council of Kenya, The National Treasury, Kenya, and importantly, farmers, among other organizations.

The objective of this workshop was to share the results of the thesis research findings of the University of Nairobi CMAAE graduates. The workshop theme was technology adoption for agricultural sustainability and dwelt on various agricultural value chains including potato, honey, grain legumes, maize, mango, and dairy enterprises. The research was done mainly in Kenya, but one among the nine research findings presented, was done in Malawi, thus reinforcing the international nature of the CMAAE programme at the University of Nairobi. One CMAAE graduate, Ms. Feukeng Tsuanyo Florette, a national of Cameroon, presented her research results on Analysis of Return on Investment and Cost-Effectiveness of the International Potato Center-led Potato Seed System Interventions in Malawi. This was well received with stakeholders requesting for a similar study in Kenyan.