**3.4 Institutions for national and international research**

The main local partner with extensive expertise research was the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) that participate in agricultural-related research and development in the region in partnership with; Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Maseno University, and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University, as well as the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI). The problem has been getting the knowledge and technologies that these institutions have generated to the local small-scale farmers. There are important lessons to be learned from the research investments made by a several research collaborators including the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), World Agro-forestry Centre (ICRAF), Vi-Agroforestry and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
