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Microbial Load Assessment of Edible Termites (Macrotermes Spp) Traded In Open Air Markets for Food Safety
(JOOUST, 2022)Edible termites and other have long been a delicacy in Zambia and the rest of Africa. Most of the consumed insects are wild harvested and traded in open air markets where they fetch a decent price. Due to their innate ... -
Assessing Habitat, Distribution, and Characterization of Crickets (Orthoptera Gryllidae)
(JOOUST, 2023)Edible crickets can act as an alternative source of food and feed when production from conventional plants and animals is disrupted. Natural habitats for the crickets continue to shrink and fragment due to climate change ... -
Nutritional Composition, Microbiological Assessment, Shelf-Life and Sensory Properties of Wheat Muffins Enriched With African Emperor Moth (Gonimbrasia Zambesina, W) Caterpillar(S) Flour
(JOOUST, 2023)Protein malnutrition is a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. However, a cheap source of protein (Gonimbrasia zambesina caterpillars) is currently underutilized in the coastal region of Kenya. The study aimed to promote the ... -
Influence of Farm Inputs Subsidy on Agricultural Productivity by Small Scale Farmers in Alego Usonga Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022-02)To boost agricultural output and food security, the Kenyan government has given farmers agricultural subsidies since 2004. Alego Usonga does not have access to or use agricultural inputs since most farmers in the study ... -
Ecological Conditions Influencing the Distribution Of Black Ants (Carebara Vidua Smith) and its Contribution to Food Security
(JOOUST, 2023)Black ants, Carebara vidua (Smith) is of critical value both in nutrition and medicine in Kenya. The insect is relatively widespread in the country; however, knowledge regarding its geographical distribution range and ... -
Determinants of Adoption to Cricket Farming for Improved Food Security in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2023)The dynamics of weather variation have overstretched animal protein from already overburdened environment; food and feed demand are expected to rise to 3 billion tonnes, with undernourishment projected to 637 million ... -
Influence of Farm Inputs Subsidy on Agricultural Productivity by Small Scale Farmers in Alego Usonga Sub County, Siaya County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)To boost agricultural output and food security, the Kenyan government has given farmers agricultural subsidies since 2004. Alego Usonga does not have access to or use agricultural inputs since most farmers in the study ... -
Contributions of Termites (Macrotermes Subhylanus) to Improved Productivity of Indigenous Chicken in Smallholder Farms
(JOOUST, 2023)A growing world population coupled with changing socio-demographics continues to place intense pressure on the world’s resources to provide not only more but also diverse food and feed types. Increased demand for animal-based ... -
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 ... -
Selected Intrapersonal Traits as Predictors of Stress Management among Principals in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2017)Secondary school principals worldwide have reported experience of stress and their reaction to srress can be categorized as behavioral, psychological or physiological. In Homa Bay County secondary school principals ... -
Parental Variables Determining Pre-schoolers' Access to Early Childhood Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2018)Access and engagement to early childhood education worldwide helps prepare young children to succeed in school and become better citizens. The major challenge in Kenya is that Early Childhood Education ... -
Management of Change Occassioned by Gender Balancing at the Ministry of Education Headquarters in Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2014)This study sought to establish how top educational management, based at the Ministry of Education Headquarters, was managing gender balancing process, and to use this as a lens to consider the gendered nature of the ... -
Parent-Child Attachment Types as a Determinant of Relational Aggression among Pre-Schoolers.
(JOOUST, 2019)The role played by parents towards enhancing positive relations among pre-schoolers cannot be over-looked since children who display aggressive behaviors often experience a disruption in the of attachment ... -
Lie Symmetry Analysis of Fourth Order Nonlinear Harmonic Differential Equation.
(2019)Lie group theory is a very practical and handy mathematical approach and it can be used to obtain solutions to diverse problems in applied mathematics. It's rich, very interesting and in broad sense a topic of ... -
Determinants of Household Food Security in Rural Central and Eastern Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2016)Food security is a major global concern. Household food insecurity has insidious effects on the effects on the development of young children and consequently, adults. A disconnect between poverty reduction ... -
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) ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...