Category: Projects
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Welcome, QCLAS!
The aim of the N2O-SSA project is to measure fluxes of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O) as well as the isotopic composition of N2O from agricultural soils in Kenya. In coming decades, fertilizer use is expected to increase in Kenya and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, to produce more food for a growing population.…
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Agroecology in Elgeyo-Marakwet county, Kenya
Led by our collaborator Dr. Abigael Otinga at the University of Eldoret, last October we started the CRAPAE project to investigate soil chemistry, yield and plant growth, and greenhouse gas emissions under different agropastoral management practices in the Elgeyo-Marakwet county in the Rift valley region of Kenya. The project is funded by the RUFORUM Global…
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Initiating the N2O-SSA Measurement Campaign in Eldoret, Kenya
An update from PhD student Turry Ouma Since November 2023, our team has been preparing for our experiment in Kenya, beginning with comprehensive training, rigorous testing, and maintenance of the greenhouse gas analyzer-automatic chamber system. In January of this year, we established the experimental plots and installed automatic chambers to ensure uninterrupted measurements. With backup…
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The many challenges of PhD research
The main output of a PhD is research papers and a thesis about the work that was conducted. However, the skills gained by a PhD student go far beyond the detailed scientific knowledge presented in these documents. ETHZ PhD student Turry Ouma has been in Eldoret, Kenya, for the last few weeks setting up chamber…
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Starting the N2OSSA campaign in Eldoret, Kenya
PhD student Turry Ouma has been in Nairobi since November last year, working hard to organise everything for the field campaign in Eldoret as part of the N2OSSA project. Last week, things finally came together, and Turry and the team took the trailer halfway across Kenya from Nairobi to Eldoret. Turry is hard at work…