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Black soldier fly larvae (hermetia illucens) organic waste bioremediation potential
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)The world faces an imminent shortage of proteins to cater for a rising demand, which in turn will result in price rise of the few protein diets available in the market because of the scarcity and high cost of fishmeal and ... -
Cadmium uptake and distribution to edible organs in African indigenous vegetables
(Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI),, 2015-09)Cadmium (Cd) is toxic to humans. The most important source for dietary intake is consumption of plant products, whereby Cd concentrations in leafy vegetables are particularly high. In peri-urban areas, soils are often ... -
Community based-sorghum seed multiplication as a strategy for enhancing sorghum production for improved smallholder incomes and livelihoods in Siaya County
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)A significant proportion of the Kenyan population experiences food insecurity and malnutrition. The most affected are children and expectant mothers who depend on maize meal for food. Maize is a staple food in Kenya with ... -
A culture dependant biodiversity study of extreme haloalkaliphilic bacteria from Magadi soda Lake Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)The present study that aimed at studying the microbial ecology of Lake Magadi, isolated 37 isolates from Lake Magadi using mineral and carbon rich media types. They were characterized bycultural, biochemical and molecular ... -
The effect of different levels of NPK fertilizers on the yield and yield components of mango (mangifera indica l)
(JOOUST, 2015-06-20)To maintain productivity of trees in the long term and sustain production capacity of mango trees, application of nutrients, particularly of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) based on its availability in the soil ... -
Essential and toxic minerals in leafy vegetables from open air and supermarkets in Nairobi
(Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI), 2015-09)Deficiency of macroelements such as calcium (Ca) and microelements like zinc (Zn) is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among the poor, for which diets are strongly based on staple crops like maize and sorghum. ... -
Factors influencing sorghum production by smallholder farmers in Waia division, Makueni County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya are frequently affected by drought and famine which lead to starvation and malnutrition especially of children, women, the aged and disabled. Maize being the most ... -
Iron concentrations in roots and edible organs of African indigenous vegetable species
(Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI),, 2015-09)Iron (Fe) deficiency is among the 10 leading human health risks causing “hidden hunger” in sub- Saharan Africa. Iron concentrations and bioavailability are often higher in leafy vegetables than in staple crops like maize ... -
Linking farmers to markets through modern Information and Communication Technologies in Kenya.
(2007)This paper highlights a market information and linkage system (MILS) developed and tested by the Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange Limited (KACE) that increases the efficiency of agricultural markets to work better for ... -
The Nutritional Composition and Sensory Properties of Wheat Muffins Enriched with Gonimbrasia zambesina Caterpillar Flour
(Transformative Agri-food Systems, 2022-04-01)Protein malnutrition is a serious challenge in the developing countries. Attention is shifting to the use of edible insects in a form which is acceptable to people irrespective of social status and level of civilization ... -
Proceedings of the second horticulture seminar on sustainable horticultural production in the tropics
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2002-08)Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method was used to identify seventeen Musa cultivars that were rated highly by the small-scale farmers in Kenya. The cultivars were studied alongside five reference cultivars of genomic ... -
Strategies of African indigenous vegetables to cope with phosphorus deficient soils
(Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI), 2016-09)Food production in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa is often constrained by low soil contents of plant-available phosphorus (P). An option to increase food production is cultivation of species with high P ...
