Browsing by Author "Akuno, Walter"
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Community-based seed multiplication and dissemination of sorghum seed systems Technology in Lake Victoria Basin.
Akuno, Walter (Jointly implemented by UON, SACRED Africa, JKUAT, KARI Biotechnology Centre and Egerton University, 2014)JOOUST is responsible for conducting baseline survey, setting up community based seed multiplication and distribution centres as well as produce and distribute sorghum seed to farmers -
Enhancing Community Resilience to Climate Change through Sustainable Sorghum Value Chain for Improved Small-Holder Food Security and Income
Akuno, Walter (2021)The objective of the project is to enhance community resilience to climate change through sustainable sorghum seed multiplication, production and value addition for improved small-holder incomes and food security in Western Kenya -
High fluoride water in Bondo-Rarieda area of Siaya County, Kenya: a hydro-geological implication on public health in the Lake Victoria basin
Wambu, Enos W; Agong', Stephen G.; Anyango, Beatrice; Akuno, Walter; Akenga, Teresia (BMC Public Health, 2014)Background: Only a few studies to evaluate groundwater fluoride in Eastern Africa have been undertaken outsidethe volcanic belt of the Great Eastern Africa Rift Valley. The extent and impact of water fluoride outside ... -
Perception and Attitude of Youth on the Use of insects as Food and Feed, Kenya
Keineetse, Emelda Morris; Watako, Arnold Onyango; Akuno, Walter (East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2022-06-02)There is no doubt about the nutritional value and environmental impact of edible insects; they are a good substitute for source of protein. However, incorporating them in the human daily diets requires an intense change ... -
Up Scaling Invasive Plant Biomass Briquette Production: Case of Kendu Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya
Rodrigues, Anthony J.; Odero, Martin Omondi; Kerich, Daniel; Odundo, Francis; Akuno, Walter (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2017-02-25)Simple, production processes involving local community labour provide useful cottage fuel products. Such conversion of waste or intrusive bio mass to fuel briquettes is more about know-how than large capital infrastructure ... -
Youth Knowledge on the Utilization of Edible Insects as Food and Feed
Morris, Keineetse Emelda; Watako, Arnold O.; Akuno, Walter (Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2022-11-08)The utilization of edible insects as food and feed is not a new concept, it is a practice that has been part of the tradition of many communities around the world. They have been primarily used as supplementary food in ...