KIRDI WESTERN REGION CENTRE (KWRC)

KIRDI  KWRC consists of KIRDI Kisumu Centre  and Industrial Technology Transfer Office (ITTO) located at; Kisii, Bungoma, Migori and Uasin-Gishu.

The leather crafts workshop trains entrepreneurs to make products such as footwear, leather goods and leather apparel using the latest technologies. The leather research laboratory offers analytical services including evaluation of physical parameters of leather such as cracking test, tensile strength, water vapour permeability, water resistance (insole), abrasion and leather shrinkage.

Food Technology Research  has processing equipment for food product development that allows researchers to simulate industrial processing conditions. The areas of specialization include value-addition to fruits and vegetables, cereals, root and tuber crops, oil crops, honey and meat processing. The unit has state-of-the art juice processing line, honey processing line and grain milling plant that are designed to support start-up enterprises in the region.

Energy Technology Research  specializes in the conversion of agricultural biomass to produce green energy. The Research division has a briquetting machine produces briquettes from agricultural by-products such as rice husks, groundnut shells, coconut shells, bagasse, paddy straw and maize cobs. The briquettes are used by industries and households for energy generation as substitutes to charcoal and other fossil fuels.

Natural Products Research  offers a wide range of training courses in production and processing of a number of household commodities such as sanitizers, soaps, deodorants, body lotions, body creams, body oils, shampoos, hair conditioners, perfumery, bar soaps, detergents, extraction of essential oils, formulation of bio-pesticides and animal feeds.

Analytical Services  offers a wide range of physical, chemical and microbiological tests for food and animal feeds and water and waste water.