College with a Difference
Baraka Agricultural College is convinced the ‘Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development' (SARD) is an appropriate development strategy in response to the economic, social, environmental and political realities of Eastern Africa...
Baraka Agricultural College,Molo KenyaBaraka Agricultural College is convinced the ‘Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development' (SARD) is an appropriate development strategy in response to the economic, social, environmental and political realities of Eastern Africa. The mission of the College is ‘to promote SARD in Eastern Africa through dialogue, participatory education, training research and extension'. Currently Baraka runs several programmes in striving to fulfill its mission:
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Baraka Agricultural College (BAC) was founded in 1974 by the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru to educate and train the newly settled farmers of the then Rift Valley Province in Kenya. Since 1976, the college has been under the management of the Franciscan Brothers. To respond effectively to the rapidly changing social and economic conditions and needs of increasing number of small-holder farmers in the region, Baraka College curriculum has been promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) in Eastern Africa. Today the mission of Baraka College is to promote SARD in Eastern Africa through the process of dialogue, participatory education, training and research.