School of Agriculture and Food Security: Recent submissions
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Carcass Characteristic of Indigenous Chicken Fed on Diets Containing German Cockroach (Blattela germanica) Meal in Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-09-11)Edible insects are available for use in insect-based-feed, however there is limited information on carcass characteristics and sensory tests of chicken fed on German cockroaches (Blattela germanica). This study assessed ... -
Utilization of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae as a Potential Substitute for Fish Meal in the Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2024)Utilization of quality aqua-feed relies heavily on fish meal sources of protein because of its nutritional balance. However, due to its limited supply, high cost, and decline of wild fish populations, aquaculture production ... -
Host specificity controlled by PWL1 and PWL2 effector genes in the finger millet blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in eastern Africa
(Mol Plant Microbe Interact., 2023)Magnaporthe oryzae, a devastating pathogen of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), secretes effector molecules during infec tion to manipulate host immunity. This study determined the presence of avirulence effector ... -
Post‐attachment resistance to Striga hermonthica in finger millet (Eleusine coracana)
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-11-21)Finger millet is a highly nutritious and climate-resilient cereal crop. Despite its importance, finger millet productivity in East Africa trails other cereals due to several biotic and abiotic factors, including the parasitic ... -
Molecular Breeding for Iron Toxicity Tolerance in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-11-03)Rice consumption is on an upward trajectory worldwide based on changes in eating habits, population growth, and ease of cooking and yet rice production is not keeping up. There are many constraints including abiotic stresses ... -
Combination of linkage and association mapping with genomic prediction to infer QTL regions associated with gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight resistance in tropical maize
(Frontiers, 2023-11-07)Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum. The two pathogens, which have high genetic ... -
Southwestern Kenya’s smallholder dairy farmers’ climate change perceptions, knowledge and adaptation
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2024-01)Globally, climate change (CC) adaptation is critical as CC compounds smallholder dairy farmers’ challenges. Farmers’ CC perceptions and knowledge could influence their CC adaptations. This study in Southwestern Kenya ... -
Promising Aquaculture Technologies and Innovations for Transforming Food Systems Toward Low Emission Pathways in Kenya: A Review
(WorldFish, 2023-12-29)This work aimed at (1) reviewing published documents and reports to identify TIMPs with the potential for scaling to reduce GHGE, (2) identifying the constraints and challenges faced by different value chain actors in ... -
Threats to aquatic biodiversity and possible management strategies in Lake Victoria
(Wiley, 2024-02-08)Lake Victoria is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, with a surface area of 68,800 km2. The lake is rich in natural resources that are essential to the local economy and livelihoods. However, International ... -
Comparative analysis of immediate and residual effects of farmyard manure, triple superphosphate, and lime on maize yields in western Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023-10-26)The effects of farmyard manure (FYM) and triple superphosphate (TSP) as sources of phosphorus, when applied with or without lime, on selected soil chemical properties, and the initial and residual maize yields, were ... -
Unraveling the Channels of Food Security of the Households in Northern Kenya: Evidence from an Exclusive Dataset
(Elsevier, 2022-12-23)Most of the 10 million Kenyans lacking food security lived in the arid and semi-arid northern part of the country in a climatic condition of high temperatures and very little rainfall throughout the year. Frequent droughts ... -
Determinants of the risk attitude of indigenous chicken farmers and the effect of risk attitude on indigenous chicken productivity in Kenya
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu, 2023-10-10)Indigenous Chicken (IC) keeping in Kenya is predominantly based on an extensive system that is characterized by high mortality rates, resulting mainly from disease outbreaks and predation. Information on farmers’ risk ... -
Vertical market linkages between smallholder African indigenous vegetables farmers and other market actors in Bungoma County
(Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 2023-06-09)The study aimed at determining the vertical market linkages that exist between smallholder African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers and other actors in Bungoma County, Kenya. Multistage sampling was employed to identify ... -
Composite effect of adaptation to climate variability, agrometeorological information, and socioeconomic and institutional factors on agricultural productivity in Kenya
(EnPress Publisher, 2023-09-11)Climate variability has adversely affected agriculture and adaptation strategies are significant in enhancing resilience hence ensuring food security. Agrometeorological services are essential in decision-making and ... -
Soil Acidity and Liming Handbook for Kenya
(Research gate, 2023-07)Soil acidity develops from a combination of natural and anthropogenic processes. Its effects can be evaluated through its impact on soil’s physical, chemical, and biological activities that ultimately affect nutrient ... -
Poultry value chain in two medium-sized cities in Kenya; insights from cluster theory
(Frontiers, 2022-04-29)Poultry is an attractive enterprise among urban smallholder farming households and is the most common livestock reared for home consumption and sale. By combining cluster and value chain approaches, the study analyses the ... -
Entomophagus Response of Indigenous Chicken to Diets Enriched with German Cockroach (Blattela germanica) Meal in Kenya
(2023-05-16)Feeding accounts for 65-70% of cost production in a chicken enterprise. Fishmeal has primarily been used as a source of protein in chicken feed owing to its excellent nutritional value. However, due to its unstable supply ... -
Reviewing the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Kenyan Aquaculture Sector and Future Adaptive Strategies
(2022-12-15)For many Kenyans, the aquaculture business provides a vital source of food and work. However, information on Kenya’s aquaculture sector’s resilience in the face of emerging global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic requires ... -
Factors influencing farmed fish traders’ intention to use improved fish post-harvest technologies in Kenya: application of technology acceptance model
(The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 2023)Improved fish post-harvest technologies (IFPT) have been promoted as more efficient methods of fish processing, preservation, and value addition than the traditional methods prevalent in developing countries. The adoption ...