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COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains
(Wageningen academic, 2023)
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and
restrictions put in place to contain it. This study assesses the impact of these restrictions on the midstream
of the potato ...
Promoting Conservation Agriculture through Push-Pull Technology as an Agroecological Transition
(Maseno University, 2023)
Low soil fertility, weeds, pests, and climatic change severely threaten crop productivity and agricultural sustainability, especially in SSA. Despite decades of research finding adequate technical solutions for most ...
Effects of Organic Substrates on Development and Survival of Blattela germanica for Food and Feed in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022)
Entomophagy has gained popularity as a novel approach to addressing food and nutrition insecurity, particularly in sub-tropical and tropical countries. Cockroaches, for example, have the potential to alleviate nutritional ...
Nutritional Value of German Cockroach Meal (Blattela germanica) as a SuperPRO Feed
(Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2022-09-22)
Evaluating animal feedstuff is a crucial aspect of animal nutrition and formulation. It provides basic nutritional value information on the quality of conventional feedstuffs and enriches the database with novel feedstuffs. ...
Genetic variability in registered Alpine dairy goat population in Kenya
(Ruforum, 2021)
A total of 6893 individuals were used to evaluate the population structure and genetic variability
of registered Alpine dairy goats in Kenya. Parameters estimated were pedigree completeness,
maximum generations traced, ...
Genome analyses reveal population structure and a purple stigma color gene candidate in finger millet
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-06-21)
Finger millet is a key food security crop widely grown in eastern Africa, India and Nepal. Long considered a ‘poor man’s crop’, finger millet has regained attention over the past decade for its climate resilience and the ...
Non-host resistance to the finger millet blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae is modulated by a resistance response to PWL1 and PWL2 in Eragrostis curvula but not in related Chloridoid species
(2023-05-28)
Magnaporthe oryzae, a devastating pathogen of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), secretes effector molecules during infection to manipulate host immunity. This study determined the presence of avirulence effector genes ...
A high-density linkage map of finger millet provides QTL for blast resistance and other agronomic traits
(Wiley, 2021-12-13)
Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] is a critical subsistence crop in eastern Africa and southern Asia but has few genomic resources and modern breeding programs. To aid in the understanding of finger millet ...
Determining the Incidence and Severity of Maize Ear Rot Disease in Western Kenya
(Emerging Challenges in Agriculture and Food Science, 2022-09-28)
The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence and severity of the symptoms of ear rot in the four counties in Western Kenya. Maize ear rot disease is caused by a complex relationship involving the fungal pathogens; ...
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ extent of participation in climate-smart agricultural projects in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Cogent, 2023)
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) presents the opportunity to meet the world increasing food demands in the face of climate variability. In Kenya, CSA has been promoted as a means of adapting to climate change among Kenyan ...