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GUAVA FRUITS COATED WITH PRE-COOKED MAIZE MEAL HAVE A LONGER SHELF LIFE
(African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2022)
Guava being a climacteric fruit exhibits high respiration and ethylene production, which
hastens its senescence during postharvest handling. A survey was conducted in four agro
ecological zones in Taita Taveta County of ...
EFFECT OF RIDGING AND INTERCROPPING ON SORGHUM PRODUCTIVITY IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS OF EASTERN KENYA
(African Crop Science Journal,, 2022)
Soil moisture deficit is a key constraint to sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) productivity in arid and semi-
arid lands globally. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ridging and sorghum-
bean intercropping ...
Combining measurements, modeling and machine learning to improve N2O accounting for sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa
(Swiss Data Science Center, 2023-06)
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to grapple with food insecurity due to low crop yields. While an
increase in synthetic fertilisers could potentially increase agricultural productivity in the region, it
would lead to an ...
Evaluation of Antifungal Properties of Botanical Extracts in the Management of Common Spoilage Fungi of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
(Science and Education Publishing, 2023-02)
Rice is the staple food in Liberia and cultivated throughout the country. Spoilage fungi are responsible for great losses during storage and this threatens the country’s food security. This study sought to evaluate the ...
Substituting Natural Honey for Cane Sugar (Sucrose) Retards Microbial Growth Independent of Water Activity During Storage of Tomato Jam
(European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2022-11)
Today, there are several attempts to make nutritious food products low in glycemic carbohydrates as this can partly help in solving the ever-growing numbers of type 2 diabetes and obesity. We thus made two types of jam, ...
Entrepreneur-led food fortification: A complementary approach for nutritious diets in developing countries
(Elsevier, 2023-03)
Small and micro food enterprises are critical implementation partners for fortification strategies that address the widespread micronutrient deficiencies in low-income countries. This paper describes the concept and practice ...
Effect of land rehabilitation measures on soil organic carbon fractions in semi-arid environment
(Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023-02)
Soil erosion threatens the sustainable intensification of food systems among
smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Intensifying adoption of soil
mitigation and rehabilitation measures is thus needed ...
Assessment of Upland Rice Production Constraints and Farmers’ Preferred Varieties in Liberia
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2023-02)
Rice (Oryza spp) is the primary staple food crop for over 5.3 million people in Liberia that significantly contribute to food security. Despite the numerous benefits of rice, its production in Liberia has remained heavily ...
Spatial Prediction and Mapping of Gully Erosion Susceptibility Using Machine Learning Techniques in a Degraded Semi-Arid Region of Kenya
(Land, 2023)
This study aimed at (i) developing, evaluating and comparing the performance of support
vector machines (SVM), boosted regression trees (BRT), random forest (RF) and logistic regression
(LR) models in mapping gully erosion ...
Seed Quality of Velvet Bean Seeds (Mucuna pruriens L. Dc) In Western Kenya
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)
Farmers in Bungoma County are actively involved in velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L. DC)
production due to its multiple uses. It can be used to improve soil fertility, nutrition, drought
tolerance, pest and disease tolerance, ...