The Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) Program at Egerton University held a successful onboarding meeting with Nyandarua National Polytechnic on 4th June 2025, under the Agrifood Systems & Entrepreneurship Consultum (ASEC) Project. The engagement was aimed to officially launch the project and lay the groundwork for collaborative implementation of youth-focused development activities.
The onboarding meeting brought together key stakeholders including the polytechnic’s management, trainers, and TAGDev program secretariat. Discussions centered around the objectives of the ASEC project, which seeks to enhance the employability and entrepreneurial capacity of young women and men in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. Through the strategic partnership with Nyandarua National Polytechnic, the project aims to strengthen the skills amongst young people and create job opportunities for the young women and men. The Principal Nyandarua National Polytechnic Mr. Felix Mung'atu together with the Deputy Principal Mary Ng'ang'a -Deputy Principal, P.A.F (Planning Administration and Finance) in their opening remark emphasized on impact driven intervention and they assured their continued support throughout implementation of the project. They were also grateful for being part of the consortium partners and assured that all members of the institution will work together to ensure that the project is a success and it will leave impact that will last long even after the project completion.

TAGDev 2.0 Egerton University today held a  collaborative meeting with Nyandarua National Polytechnic to deliberate on areas of collaboration in the implementation of Agrifood Systems & Entrepreneurship Consortium ( ASEC) .