Browsing School of Agriculture and Food Science by Author "Roos, Nanna"

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    • Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review 

      Magara, Henlay J. O.; Niassy, Saliou; Ayieko, Monica A.; Mukundamago, Mukundi; Egonyu, James P.; Tanga, Chrysantus M.; Kimathi, Emily K.; Ongere, Jackton O.; Fiaboe, Komi K. M.; Hugel, Sylvain; Orinda, Mary A.; Roos, Nanna; Ekesi, Sunday (Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021-01-12)
      Edible crickets are among the praised insects that are gaining recognition as human food and livestock feed with a potential of contributing to food security and reduction of malnutrition. Globally, the sustainable use of ...

    • A new edible cricket species from Africa of the genus Scapsipedus 

      Tanga, Chrysantus M.; Magara, Henlay J. O.; Ayieko, Monica A.; Copeland, Robert S.; Khamis, Fathiya M.; Mohamed, Samira A.; Ombura, Fidelis L. O.; Niassy, Saliou; Subramanian, Sevgan; Fiaboe, Komi K. M.; Roos, Nanna; Ekesi, Sunday; Hugel, Sylvain (Magnolia Press, 2018)
      A new cricket of the genus Scapsipedus is described from Kenya. The distribution, acoustic behavior, including call and courtship song, mitochondrial sequences, and data on the biology of that new species are given. This ...

    • 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 ...