Abstract: A food safety surveillance study was conducted on the kernels of Irvingia gabonensis sold in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The aim was to ascertain the biosafety of the staple soup thickener. The study was conducted for three years between the months of June and October 2016 and 2018. It screened for the presence of aflatoxin and the associated mycoflora, using standard laboratory m... PubDate: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: The study aimed to analyse cassava production and processing in the 5 highest cassava producing states in the south west of Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 136 smallholder farmers producing cassava in the study area. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire and an interview schedule while the data were analysed using descriptive and inferential... PubDate: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Although fish is economically and socially important, its marketing chain and their characteristics have not yet been studied and analyzed for Lake Zeway, Central Ethiopia, where great potential of fish production exists. The study was initiated to investigate the fish marketing chain in this area. This was done by identifying the marketing channels of fish and the major factors influencing ... PubDate: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: The study was conducted in South Achefer and Jabi Tehinan districts for mapping, identifying actors and analyzing constraints and opportunities of potato value chain. Simple random sampling technique was used to select producers (100), traders (70), and end consumers (40). Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Hence, qualitative and quantitative... PubDate: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: A study was conducted to investigate how seed size affects germination and vigor of cowpea seeds. Four cowpea varieties, (Asontem, Nhyira, Soronko and Tona), were obtained from Crops Research Institute of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI). The seeds were grouped in two sizes (large and small), by manually sorting by length, width and thousand seeds weight. Laborato... PubDate: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) is one of the most important crops grown in Africa. The fruit is consumed fresh by many people and hence, source of essential mineral elements, nutrients and vitamins. This study was conducted to investigate the fungi associated with black rot disease of pineapple fruits and the effect of the disease on nutritional value of the fruits. The fungi isolated from bl... PubDate: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: The plant kingdom constitutes a source of new chemical compounds which may be important owing to their potential use in medicine and other applications. This study discussed the effect of taking 8 g of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) for 20 days on the blood samples of female volunteers where the hemoglobin levels before and after the study was recorded. The results showed mild increase in hemog... PubDate: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: In Ethiopia, sorghum is the major crop next to teff grown all over the country. Though the productivity of sorghum has increased in the last few years, the overall national productivity of sorghum is low (2.106 t/ha) compared to the average production of 2.3 t/ha of developed countries. The low productivity of sorghum is attributed mainly to infestation by Striga. The annual yield loss and g... PubDate: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Solar dryers are used to preserve very perishable foods like fish for long period of time by lowering the moisture content in high temperature areas and contribute to fish postharvest loss reduction. Therefore this study was conducted to evaluate dryers on moisture loss, moisture contents, drying and sensory properties of salted tilapia fillets. The experiment consisted of a factorial design... PubDate: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Eastern Ethiopia is among the regions naturally known for producing the best quality Hararghe specialty coffee. However, due to poor pre-and post-harvest handling practices, the quality of its coffee is below level of its inherent quality characteristics. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate different harvesting and postharvest handling methods on the inherent quality of Hararghe ... PubDate: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +010
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