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Name of the event: The Kenya National Research Festival 2024 Date: The festival took place from the 19th to the 23rd of August 2024 Organiser: The festival was organised by the National Research Fund (NRF) in collaboration with Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) Venue: The Edge Convention Center, Nairobi, Kenya The festival was strategically designed to raise awareness about the diverse spectrum of research activities in Kenya and internationally. It aimed to encourage collaboration on both domestic and international fronts, providing a conducive space to instilling principles of robust leadership in research and elevating the overall research culture. The festival placed a primary focus on interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, encompassing current and future initiatives that contribute to the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UPSCALE team at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology participated in the Inaugural Kenya National Research Festival in Nairobi. The festival was officially opened on August 21st, 2024, by the Head of Public Service, Hon. Felix Koskei, accompanied by Dr. Beatrice Inyangala, PS, State Department for Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Education. The overarching theme of the festival “Research Partnerships and Collaborations for Socio-Economic Transformation,” focused on leveraging research as a

Name of the event: The triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE-2024) Date: The meeting took place from the 2nd to the 7th of August 2024 Organiser: The conference was organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists,  jointly organized with the ICAR-National Institute (formerly Centre) of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS). Venue:  New Delhi, India Centred on the theme “Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems”, the conference offered a distinctive platform, providing a golden opportunity for agricultural academic institutions and researchers to convene in person, exchange knowledge, and actively contribute to the global agricultural research community. This International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) flagship conference attracts about a thousand colleagues from around the world. The IAAE has a worldwide membership of agricultural economists and others concerned with agricultural economic problems, organized to foster the application of agricultural economics to improve rural economic and social conditions. ICAE 2024 addressed urgent questions on how to make agri-food food systems more sustainable with a particular focus on the important role of agricultural economists in facing these