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Climate change and the abundance of edible insects in the Lake Victoria region
(Academic Journals, 2010-07)
Global warming is adversely affecting the earth’s climate and its profound effects are virtually on all ecosystem. Every living animal will be affected in one way or another by climatic changes and insects being an integral ...
Effect of Processing Methods on the In Vitro Protein Digestibility and Vitamin Content of Edible Winged Termite (Macrotermes subhylanus) and Grasshopper (Ruspolia differens)
(Springer, 2010-10)
The influence of processing methods of toasting and solar drying on the in vitro protein digestibility and vitamins content of edible winged termites, green grasshoppers, and brown grasshoppers consumed in Siaya, district ...
Review on community food security and edible insect’s resources: biodiversity and policy implications for safeguarding human consumption.
(Scitecpub, 2013)
The aim of this paper is to review the impact of climate change on food security with emphasis to alternative food resources such as edible insects in the Lake Victoria region. It goes further and outlines basic recommendations ...
Nutrient composition of four species of winged termites consumed in western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2013)
The objective of this study was to gain knowledge on the nutrient composition of Macrotermes subhylanus, Pseudacanthotermes militaris, Macrotermes bellicosus and Pseudacanthotermes spiniger termite species consumed in ...
Processed products of termites and lake flies: Improving entomophagy for food security within the Lake Victoria region
(ASSCAT, 2010-02)
Among the factors contributing to food shortage in Africa are lack of appropriate preservation and storage facilities, tropical heat and poor road network for marketing produce. High food spoilage caused by high temperatures ...
Acceptability of biscuits containing 10% cricket (Acheta domesticus) compared to milk biscuits among 5-10-year-old Kenyan schoolchildren
(Wageningen Academic, 2017)
Children in Kenya are at risk of undernutrition. Milk powder is the ‘golden standard’ in products to prevent undernutrition but is expensive and cannot be produced locally. House crickets (Acheta domesticus) are rich in ...
Nutritional value and consumption of black ants (Carebara vidua Smith) from the Lake Victoria region in Kenya.
(Airiti library, 2012)
The edible insects of the Lake Victoria region which provided food and medicine, have suffered the effects of mismanaged environment. Our case study of Carebara vidua Smith (black ant) which is an endangered insect currently ...
Acceptability of Cereal-Cricket Composite Porridge Influenced by Socio-Economic Factors and Breast-Feeding Status of Mothers and Care-givers in Siaya County, Kenya
(African Scholarly Science Communications Trust, 2024-02-29)