In this post we will look at
1.)About Sajorec botanical garden
2.)List of Sajorec Botanical Garden Facilities
3.)JKUAT sajorec Botanical Garden main purpose
4.)List of Sajorec botanical garden Laboratories
5.)Entrance Fee to Sajorec botanical garden
7.)Detour around Sajorec botanical garden
Image of Sajorec Botanical garden outdoor area
SAJOREC botanical garden is located inside JKUAT main campus in Juja city ,Kiambu county. SAJOREC occupies a 40 acre space which is home to variety of trees and birds. Sajorec botanical garden was established in 2013. In the early 2011 .
JKUAT and Wuhan Botanical Garden ,Chinese Academy of Sciences (WBG,CAS) signed a memorundum of association on biodiversity conservation and research .Thereafter a proposal was developed for establishment of JKUAT botanical Garden and Joint Sino -African Research Center inside JKUAT main campus
Image of a Gazebo inside SAJOREC
SAJOREC stands for Sino-Africa Joint Research Center .Sino is the Latin name for China. SAJOREC has been equipped with modern research equipment's by Chinese Academy of Sciences (SAJOREC-CAS) .
Image of Sajorec botanical garden gazebo
JKUAT is responsible for day to day management while SAJOREC-CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences) plays a key technical and advisory role in the running of SAJOREC
Image of Lily lake with white ducks
Therefore SAJOREC is part of Sino Africa .Sino meaning china, thus chinese-africa is African-Chinese relationships which are , economic, military, social, and cultural connection between mainland China and the African continent.
A concrete bridge at Sajorec Jkuat Lily Lake
SAJOREC serves as the platform and bridge of scientific cooperation between the Chinese and the African scientists in a wide range of fields by doing the following
SAJOREC is a hub of Sino-Africa collaboration on biodiversity-related research
It also focuses on areas such as wildlife protection
Prevention and treatment of desertification
Climate change monitoring
Modern agriculture demonstration.
A board directing to Sajorec botanical garden just after Jkuat gate E
Therefore Sajorec primary initiative is to foster collaborative research and promote conservation of biodiversity through learning,training and research by creating:
African indigenous plants garden comprising germplasm native to the african continent categorized into different ecological zones
Medicinal plants garden comprising of plants used for herbal medicine
Rare and unique plant garden
Orchard of cultivated and wild edible fruit trees
Bamboo Garden
Aquatic plants garden with water lilies ,Lotus ponds and submerged plant observation areas
Asian and exotic plants garden comprising flora from other continents
Plant Biosystematics and Conservation
Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Water Resources Management
Virus Detection and Diagnostic Laboratory
Nanotechnology and Bioinformatics Laboratory
Natural Products Development Laboratory
7.0Animal Physiology Laboratory
If you are a Jkuat student and have a school Identification you will be required to pay 50 Kenya shillings through M-pesa..No cash. Entrance Fee for visitors visiting Sajorec Botanical Garden is 200Ksh for Adults and 100 Ksh for Kids.
List of Sajorec Entrance Fee
Jkuat Students | |
Adults | 200Ksh |
Children | 100Ksh |
Professional Photography | 500Ksh |
However the visitor will have to enter Jkuat Main gate where they will be required to present an Identification card and leave it at the gate then proceed towards Sajorec .The Main advantages of Sajorec is that it is a recreational center in Kalimoni that is wheelchair accessible and opens at 9:00am from Monday to Saturday
Image of Sajorec botanical garden in Kalimoni
Biodiversity investigation,
Pathogenic microorganism detection,
Geographic science and remote sensing,
High-yield and high-quality crop cultivation demonstration,
Land and water resources management
Lily Lake at Sajorec botanical garden
List of SAJOREC doctors, professors and scientists
Image of Sajorec Botanical garden gazebo
Best view of the Gazebo at SAJOREC that really help chill during a hot and sunny day
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Now leaving SAJORE headed towards Jkuat GOK labs
There was an emblem written in quotes This tree was planted by proffesor Wangen'ge
Vice president of the chinese Academy of sciences on the 5th of August 2016
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