Message from the Director
Welcome to the Directorate of Sino Africa Join Research Centre. Sino-Africa Joint Research Center (SAJOREC) is a scientific research institute aided by the Chinese government on the basis of the exchange of official letters between Chinese and Kenyan Governments.
The infrastructure in SAJOREC comprises of accommodation apartments, laboratory building, training and conference center and a modern herbarium. The center also has a 37-acre botanical garden (JKUAT Botanical Garden).
The implementing agencies of SAJOREC on China and Kenya sides are Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, respectively.
First of its kind in Africa, SAJOREC serves as the platform and bridge of scientific cooperation between the Chinese and the African scientists in a wide range of fields. It is a hub of Sino-Africa collaboration on biodiversity-related research, it also focuses on areas such as wildlife protection, prevention and treatment of desertification, climate change monitoring, and modern agriculture demonstration.
As you navigate through the pages of this website, you will have the opportunity to read more about the outputs and achievements of the experienced and dedicated researchers who work at the Directorate. We are fast becoming the Research Institute of choice in Kenya and Africa in partnership with Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Thank you for visiting our website.
Prof. Robert Wahiti Gituru PHD
Director, SAJOREC