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Examining the Contribution of Community Participation in Water Resource Production and Management: Perspectives from Developing Countries
(Springer Nature, 2021-02-01)
As a result of climate change and rapid urbanization, attention increasingly turns to the management of water resources. Proper management of water resources has become a core concern for development practitioners and ...
Socio Economic Characteristics of Cricket Farmers in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021-04-02)
Crickets require fewer inputs like water and feed but provide higher output per cubic unit of agricultural land compared to other livestock. They also contain important macro and micronutrients and therefore have potential ...
Growth Performance of Acheta Domesticus And Gryllus Bimaculatus Production Reared Under Improvised Cage System for Increased Returns And Food Security
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021-04-13)
Cricket farming is emerging as a new venture in Kenya poised to help alleviate protein deficiency and improve household living standards. However, competing, limited and unaffordable rearing systems constrain productivity ...
Forage Preference Identification of Wild Gynanisa Maja (Klug, 1836) and Perspectives for Improved Livelihoods in Zambia2
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021-01-12)
Gynanisa maja (Klung, 1836) is the wild edible caterpillar of a speckled emperor moth belonging to the order Lepidoptera and the family Saturniidae. It is a species of nutritional and economic importance and provides food ...
Effect of Partial Substitution of Soybean Flour with Cricket Flour on the Nutritional Composition, in Vitro-Protein Digestibility and Functional Properties of Complementary Porridge Flour
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021-09-15)
Low quality complementary foods are the leading cause of under nutrition during infancy and childhood. Development of more nutritious complementary foods and enhancement of their nutrient content through cost-effective ...
Determinants of Profitability of Black Soldier Fly Farming Enterprise in Kenya
(Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2021-09)
Black soldier fly (BSF) farming is emerging as a new farm enterprise in Kenya poised to provide high-quality and affordable alternative protein sources for animal feed production. Consequently, commercialization and adoption ...