The Dryland Research Training and Ecotourism Centre(DRTEC) Chemeron is an interdisciplinary research and coordination Centre for Egerton University, and is rooted within the strategic plan of the University as well as that of Chemeron DRTEC 2018-2023. DRTEC coordinates the implementation, and scientific steering of dryland research projects related to agriculture, horticulture, soil and water conservation, livestock keeping, beekeeping, rangeland management, climate change and ecotourism among others.