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Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Acheta Domesticus and Gryllus Bimaculatus Raised Under Improvised Cage System for Improved Food Production
(JOOUST, 2021)
Cricket farming has attracted myriad interests because of its low environmental footprint and high nutritive value. Small-scale production of the insect is carried out in various parts of Kenya. However, limited input ...
Indigenous Knowledge On the Host Preference of Wild Edible Gynanisa Maja and Plant Chemicals Influencing their Feeding for Enhancing Food Security
(JOOUST, 2022)
Gynanisa maja is the wild edible caterpillar of a speckled emperor moth belonging to the order Lepidoptera and the family Saturniidae. It has nutritional and economic value hence, provide food security at household level ...
Selected Socio-Ecological Factors Affecting Entomophagy in Nambale Sub County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)
Entomophagy describes the practice of eating insects by humans. Globally, there are over 3000 ethnic groups that consume insects. The objective of this study was to determine selected socio ecological factors affecting ...
Production of Black Soldier Fly (Hermitia Illucens) Larvae from Selected Organic Waste Feed Substrates for Enhancing Food Security
(JOOUST, 2022)
The capability of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) to feed on organic wastes has a potential to offer a solution for production of alternative protein to feed livestock and management of organic wastes for improved sanitation ...
Economics of Black Soldier Fly Production as a Farm Enterprise for Improved Household Income and Food Security
(JOOUST, 2022)
Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farming is emerging as a new farm enterprise in Kenya poised to increase household income and food security of smallholder farmers. Consequently, commercialization of the enterprise requires farmers ...
Presence of Heavy Metals in Selected Edible Termite Species in Relation to their Surroundings
(JOOUST, 2022)
Consumption of edible termites has over the years remained undiminished. Termites are among the most consumed insect species in the world. Despite the significance of termites as food, currently published data on the ...
Production of Common Housefly (Musca Domestica) Prepupae Reared on Broiler By-Products as Animal Feed
(JOOUST, 2022)
The common housefly (Musca domestica) is found in all parts of the world. Its ability to live in various habitats makes some of its life cycle stages, such as larvae and pupae, to be freely available as food for foraging ...
The Potential of Domesticating Huntsman Spider (Spariolenus Aratta) and Its Nutritional Profile as Feed for Improved Food Security
(JOOUST, 2022)
Though not heavily researched, Spiders hold the possible key to new and innovative development by being a source of biological control and playing a role in food security. However, despite this potential, arachnids (spiders) ...
Potential of Alate Termites (Macrotermes Sp.) as an Enterprise to Improve Food Security Among Households.
(JOOUST, 2022)
Rising demand for high value protein is expected to double by 2050. To meet the new
demand, conventional livestock may prove expensive and unsustainable, calling for
research on alternative sources of protein, hence a ...
Heavy Metal Accumulation Management in Black Soldier Fly Larvae Raised on Contaminated Waste Using Selected Biochar
(JOOUST, 2022)
The capacity of Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae to feed on organic matter and yield a protein rich biomass which can naturally be consumed by animals, offers an innovative opportunity of using waste rapidly generated in ...