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The role of indigenous knowledge in fisheries resource management for aquaculture development: A case study of the Kenyan Lake Victoria region
(Wiley, 2023)
Indigenous knowledge is critical in the conservation of wild fish genetic resources
and consequent development of fish seed for improved aquaculture production. Local
fisher communities rely on aquatic resources mainly ...
Maize From Push-Pull Technology (PPT): Can the Produce Be Differentiated?
(Maseno University, 2023)
Maize is a major staple food in East Africa region with the potential to solve the region's food security and
nutrition challenges. The crop is however faced with several biotic and abiotic stressors that resulting to
pre ...
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 ...
A Mini-Review of the Economic Aspects of Fish Cage Farming In Lake Victoria
(Research Gate, 2023)
In recent years, governments, researchers and policy makers
have encouraged the use of net cages for fish production in an effort
to increase aquaculture production by utilizing the enormous natu-
ral waters on the ...
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 ...
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 ...