AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING EXPANSION PROGRAM AT EGERTON COLLEGE, NJORO, KENYA

The expansion of the program will be in three major areas: farm power and machinery, soil and water conservation, and water resources development. Recent emphasis in Kenya on rehabilitation of range lands and development of rural water supplies has increased the need for skilled personnel in soil and water conservation and in water resource development. This report serves to fulfill the contractual objectives of: providing the Government of Kenya with consultant services necessary in upgrading and development of curriculum; planning installation; operation and maintenance of water installations; and presenting requirements for staff, training facilities and equipment for the above program. Each new area of concentration will have 30 students per year which means that there will be about 270 students in the department. The expanded program will require at least a 4-fold increase in personnel. There is a lack of adequately trained staff in the country and a need for an intensive expatriate training program for Kenyans. The increase in enrollment and staff will require a corresponding increase in buildings and equipment. With the addition of these facilities and staff the college will be able to produce well-trained persons who can begin to fill the void of farm power and machinery, soil and water conservation and water resource specialists which now exists within the country.