Draft:Leonard Kiirika

Submission declined on 24 February 2024 by Usedtobecool (talk).

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs to

meet any of the eight academic-specific criteria
or cite multiple reliable, secondary sources independent of the subject, which cover the subject in some depth

Make sure your draft meets one of the criteria above before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If the subject does not meet any of the criteria, it is not suitable for Wikipedia.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you have not resolved the issues listed above, your draft will be declined again and potentially deleted.
If you need extra help, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors.
Please do not remove reviewer comments or this notice until the submission is accepted.

Where to get help

If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews.
If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed.

How to improve a draft

Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a basic overview on how to edit Wikipedia.
Help:Wikitext – how to use the markup
Help:Referencing for beginners – how to include references
Wikipedia:Article development – how to develop your article
Wikipedia:Writing better articles – how to improve your article
Wikipedia:Verifiability – make sure your article includes reliable third-party sources

You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article.

Improving your odds of a speedy review

To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags.

Add tags to your draft

Editor resources

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs

Declined by Usedtobecool 3 months ago. Last edited by Coookiemonster 2 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

Resubmit

Please note that if the issues are not fixed, the draft will be declined again.

Biography

Dr. Leonard Kiirika's experience stems from mere serving subsistence farmers in the village especially in the ASAL areas to engaging in cutting edge research in Agricultural Sciences, all geared towards enhancing food and nutrition security. He has consistently engaged in research activities targeted towards improving cropping systems to match food/feed needs for emerging world population. His specific research major is Plant Sciences with specific interests on Plant Pathology toeing an advanced line of plant-microbe interactions. He is also trained in managing community-based development projects. Dr. Kiirika completed his Undergraduate Education in Horticulture in Africa (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology KENYA), Masters and PhD in Europe (Leibniz Univesität Hannover GERMANY), worked/is working in Universities in United States of America -USA (University of Wisconsin-Madison & Washington State University), Asia (Okayama University JAPAN) and as Senior Researcher at Polish Academy of Sciences in POLAND. He has previously served in various capacities as a senior manager in private companies and NGOs, and as an extension worker in agricultural projects serving the local communities. He knows best what a poor local subsistence farmer needs, how to reach it, and how relevant the modern science is, especially to the local population. Dr. Kiirika currently serves as a Lecturer in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture ad Technology Nairobi, Kenya.

References[edit]

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=igZ1fUwAAAAJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-kiirika-ph-d-227251108/?originalSubdomain=pl