Browsing School of Agriculture and Food Science by Author "Ayieko, Monica"
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Acheta domesticus (Cricket) Feed Resources Among Smallholder Farmers in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya
Oloo, Jackline A.; Ayieko, Monica; Nyongesah, John Maina (Wiley Periodicals, 2019-12-09)The quality of domesticated crickets depends on the choice of feed substrate that has a direct impact on the economic viability of the farming operation. This study assessed the popular local cricket feeds in the Lake ... -
Affordable Processing of Edible Orthopterans Provides a Highly Nutritive Source of Food Ingredients
Fombong, Forkwa Tengweh; Kinyuru, John; Ng’ang’a, Jeremiah; Ayieko, Monica; Tanga, Chrysantus Mbi; Broeck, Jozef Vanden; Borght, Mik Van Der (MDPI, 2021-01-12)Edible orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, and locusts) are major delicacies, especially across sub-Saharan Africa. Their promotion as food ingredients is increasingly gaining momentum. This study evaluates the nutritional ... -
Chemical Composition of the Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi and Their Potential for Use as Livestock Feed
Guchu, Ian Kimani; Ayieko, Monica; Okotto, Lorna-Grace (Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-01-16)Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi have been used for over four decades as Eichhorniae crassipes classical biological control agents globally. Despite the success of bio-control against the water hyacinth globally ... -
Consumer Religiosity and Its Influence on Their Uptake and Consumption of Edible Insects among Selected Communities in Western Kenya
Ogal, Pascal Otieno; Ayieko, Monica; Angira, Charles (African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2022-11-22)Global food demand is expected to rise due to the population increase estimated to reach 9.5 billion by the year 2050. As a result, the available natural resources such as water sources and land will become scarce and ... -
Microbial quality of edible grasshoppers Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): From wild harvesting to fork in the Kagera Region, Tanzania
Ng'ang'a, Jeremiah; Imathiu, Samuel; Fombong, Forkwa; Ayieko, Monica; Broeck, Jozef Vanden; Kinyuru, John (Wiley, 2018-09-17)In Tanzania, edible Ruspolia differens are still harvested from the natural environments. In this perspective, little is known about the microbiological quality of wild harvested R. differens. This study was conducted ... -
What Determines Farmers’ Awareness and Interest in Adopting Cricket Farming? A Pilot Study from Kenya
Halloran, Afton; Ayieko, Monica; Oloo, Jacqueline; Konyole, Silvenus Ochieng; Alemu, Mohammed Hussen; Roos, Nanna (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ... -
What Determines Farmers’ Awareness And Interest in Adopting Cricket Farming? A Pilot Study from Kenya
Halloran, Afton; Ayieko, Monica; Oloo, Jacqueline; Konyole, Silvenus Ochieng; Alemu, Mohammed Hussen; Roos, Nanna (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ...