Anthony O. Esilaba
Assistant Director, Natural Resources Systems Unit at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Anthony O. Esilaba is a Soil Scientist and the Assistant Director, Natural Resources Systems Unit at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in Nairobi, Kenya. His responsibilities include national coordination of research programmes that include soil and water management, integrated soil fertility management, land use planning, irrigation, drainage and management of problem soils.
Dr. Anthony O. Esilaba is a Soil Scientist and the Assistant Director, Natural Resources Systems Unit at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in Nairobi, Kenya. His responsibilities include national coordination of research programmes that include soil and water management, integrated soil fertility management, land use planning, irrigation, drainage and management of problem soils.Dr. Esilaba received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the University of Nairobi in Agriculture and Soil Science, respectively. He obtained his doctorate (PhD) from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA in Agronomy.
He has more than 35 years’ experience as a Research Scientist in Land and Water Management and Agroforestry with emphasis on Integrated Soil Fertility Management and Climate Smart Agriculture. As a national scientist he has collaborated with national, regional and international institutes in many projects.
He has published more than 25 book chapters, 40 papers in refereed journals and more than 94 papers, abstracts and posters in published conference proceedings. He has also been a consultant for ICRAF, AGRA, ASARECA and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Recently he was the Chairman Soil Science Society of East Africa (SSSEA) from 2011 to 2013 and is a member of various professional organisations.