Department/Unit: Departmnet of Crop Sciences
Qualifications: Elisha Otieno Gogo is a senior lecturer and a researcher from the department of Crop Sciences at Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya. He has a PhD in Horticultural Sciences. His career objective is to improve food security, nutrition and health and well-being of the community, through research, training and outreach. He is also a reviewer of various scientific journals. He is member of various scientific bodies, including Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), Australian Society for Horticultural Science (AuSHS), International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS) and Horticultural Association of Kenya (HAK).
PhD Institution: Humboldt University of Berlin
PhD dissertation title: Pre- and Postharvest Treatments for the Quality Assurance of African Indigenous Leafy Vegetables
Current research interests and projects: Research interests: Agri-entrepreneurship, improved crop production techniques, post-harvest technology and value addition, climate smart agriculture, crop quality dynamics, food supply chain analysis and indigenous crops and indigenous knowledge in crop production. Current projects: Strengthening Agri-Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement Training in East, West and North Africa (AgriENGAGE)"-www.agriengage.org
Selected publication 1: 2. Daniel, K.A., Muti, S., Muindi, E.M., Gogo, E.O. 2022. Effects of Black Shade Net on Yield of Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea Cabbages in Kilifi County. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 23(4): 12-21. DOI: 10.9734/JAERI/2022/v23i430230
Selected publication 2: 5. M’ithibutu, M.J., Gogo, E.O., Mangale, F.L., and Baker, G. 2021. Effect of Vegetable Commercialization on Food Safety. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 9(2): 46–55. DOI: 10.24203/ajafs.v9i2.6548
Selected publication 3: 10. Maluki, M., L.G. Mounde, J. Mwololo, and E.O. Gogo. 2020. Combined use of compound synthetic fertilizer, cattle manure, and frequency of leaf harvest on growth and yield of Butternut. International Journal of Vegetable Science. 27(4): 388-397. DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2020.1805669
Selected publication 4: 13. Gogo, E.O., N. Förster, D. Dannehl, L. Frommherz, B. Trierweiler, A.M. Opiyo, Ch. Ulrichs, and S. Huyskens-Keil, 2018. Postharvest UV-C application to improve health promoting secondary plant compound pattern in vegetable amaranth. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 45:426-437. DO: 10.1016/j.ifset.2018.01.002
Selected publication 5: 16. Gogo E.O., AM. Opiyo, Ch. Ulrichs and S. Huyskens-Keil. 2017. Nutritional and economic postharvest loss analysis of African indigenous leafy vegetables along the supply chain in Kenya. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 130:39-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.04.007
Selected publication 6: 17. Gogo E.O., A.M. Opiyo, K. Hassenberg, Ch. Ulrichs and S. Huyskens-Keil. 2017. Postharvest UV-C treatment for extending shelf life and improving nutritional quality of African indigenous leafy vegetables. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 129:107-117. DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.03.019
Selected publication 7: 19. Gogo, E.O., S. Huyskens-Keil, A. Krimlowski, C. Ulrichs, U. Schmidt, A. Opiyo and D. Dannehl. 2016. Impact of direct-electric-current on growth and bioactive compounds of African nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) plants. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 89:60-67. DOI: 10.5073/JABFQ.2016.089.007
Selected publication 8: 20. Gogo, E.O., M. Saidi, J. Ochieng, T. Martin, V. Baird and M. Ngouajio. 2014. Microclimate modification and insect pest exclusion using agronets improves pod yield and quality of French bean. HortScience, 49(10):1298-1304.
Selected publication 9: 22. Martin, T., A. Kamal, E. Gogo, M. Saidi, E. Delétré, R. Bonafos, S. Simon and M. Ngouajio. 2014. Repellent effect of an alphacypermethrin-treated net against Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 107(2):684-690. DOI: 10.1603/EC12490
Selected publication 10: 23. Saidi, M., E.O. Gogo, F.M. Itulya, T. Martin and M. Ngouajio. 2013. Microclimate modification using eco-friendly nets and floating row covers improves tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) yield and quality for small holder farmers in East Africa. Agricultural Sciences, 4(11):577-584. DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.411078
Capstone assignment title: Assessing the Situation of Doctoral Supervision at Pwani University, Kenya: With Emphasis on the Quality of Supervision
Capstone assignment abstract: There is need for more African scholars and scientists to contribute to innovation and development of our region and to enhance Africa’s participation in the knowledge economy. It is in the public domain that doctoral graduates in Africa are not living to their expectation, particularly in the international, regional and national engagement. The problem is not different in Kenya or it could even be worse. Part of this problem is attributed to the quality of supervision. As part of the requirement for the completion of the DIES/CREST Online Training Course for Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities, a study was done to assess the situation of doctoral supervision at Pwani University, Kenya. The study was done between 20th December 2019 and 9th January 2020, involving doctoral students from five schools at Pwani University. A total of 73 doctoral students were involved in the study, representing 86.9% of the doctoral students in the university. Desktop reviews, structured questionnaires and personal interviews were used in the study. The study involved issues related to PhD supervision at Pwani University particularly regarding doctoral students experiences on how they are supervised. Descriptive statistics were used to present the results. The results revealed that PhD supervisors were few and therefore having heavy workload resulting in minimal interaction time with doctoral students. Doctoral students also reported that they were poorly guided as this was shown by their low involvement in scientific communities and participation in international conferences, seminars and workshops. The students also reported that supervisors took more time to give feed back and when they do so, it is only on spelling but little on subject matter. Another area that has problem is lack of enough expertise and poor guidance in experimental design, data analysis and thesis writing. Based on all these issues, the students had low confidence regarding their timely completion of their study and quality of their final thesis as this was exhibited by poor completion rates. From the results, it is evident that the quality of doctoral supervision is still not up to standard at Pwani University and therefore, there is need for urgent attention.
