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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important legume crop in Mozambique which is grown for food as well as cash. It’s an indeterminate growth habit and below the ground nature of fruiting makes it difficult to determine the …
The smallholder dairy farmer’s performance and ability to improve productivity for increased incomes, is driven by their level of innovativeness. Knowledge on the nature, degree and frequency of innovations provide opportunities for suppor…
This issue of the African Journal of Rural Development (the June 2017 Issue-Vol.2 (2)) features 16 articles that demonstrate the evolving role of higher education institutions (HEI’s), particularly universities in Africa. The evolution of …
This article was inspired by a dialogue that transpired during the 5th All Africa Higher Education Week and Biennial Conference of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), held in October 2016. The co…
This study examined the role of environmental education in soil conservation and management in Rakai District. Data were collected through a mixed methods approach involving the use of cross-sectional survey, focus group discussions and ke…
Phosphorus and nitrogen are most often identified as the nutrients limiting algal biomass and productivity in aquatic ecosystems. Sources of new nutrients for lakes include riverine input, atmospheric deposition, N fixation, and occasional…
This study identifies factors affecting adoption of multiple climate change adaptation technologies and its impact. An ordered probit model, a full Mahalanobis matching and a variety of propensity score matching methods were used. Age of h…
Home gardening is wide spread amongst rural women in western Sudan under rainfed conditions. However, due to climatic variability that affects both soil fertility and rainfall patterns, garden yields are often drastically reduced, affectin…
Understanding of local people’s perception on environmental conditions is crucial to designing and implementing appropriate adaptation strategies to climate change and variability. This study looked at communities’ perception of climate ch…
Climate change is a global phenomenon whose negative impacts are more severely felt by poor people in developing countries who rely heavily on the natural resource base for their livelihoods. The objective of this study was to analyze the …
Short-term hunger and under nutrition is a key development challenge that has continued to undermine efforts to improve enrolment, retention and acquisition of basic academic skills by children in primary schools in developing countries, w…
The study examined factors affecting academic performance of female students in Mekelle University, Ethiopia. A total of 392 regular undergraduate students were sampled using (i) stratified random sampling-since students stratified into he…
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) in sub-Saharan Africa is produced at subsistence level by low income earners and particularly in drought prone areas. Unfortunately, production is affected by many factors most especially weeds. …
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the important oil crops in the rainfed sector of the Sudan. The crop ranks third in cultivated area after sorghum and millet. It draws its importance from its use as a food crop, a raw material for ind…
Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) and bambara groundnut snacks could alleviate undernutrition among primary school children through food-based approaches. The objective of this research was to develop nutritious snacks from OFSP and bambar…
This study aimed at determining amylase activity in different maize varieties during germination and developing an energy and nutrient dense maize complementary porridge using different amounts of germinated maize flour. Two varieties of m…
Complementary feeding still remains a challenge to many rural mothers in Uganda and Africa at large. Commercial complementary food formulae available on the market are too expensive and not easily accessible to poor people in developing co…
Complementary foods in most sub-Saharan African countries are deficient in protein, essential minerals and vitamins resulting to sub-optimal growth and increased premature deaths among children below five years of age. This calls for actio…
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an annual oil seed crop adapted to arid and saline regions of the world. It is potentially a novel food and medicine source, which has not been fully explored in the last century. Safflower’s ability …
Yoghurt is a healthy food as it contributes to alleviation of Lactose intolerance, protection against gastrointestinal infection, anti-carcinogenic effect and immune system stimulation. Integrating yoghurt with baobab pulp was hypothesised…
Childhood under nutrition during the first two years of life has been associated with irreversible harm and is linked to higher rates of morbidity, mortality, impaired cognitive ability and poor school performance in children. Low nutrient…
Smallholder cassava farmers in Uganda face a range of production and marketing challenges in the cassava value chain. Cassava processing and value addition is fronted as a viable option to alleviating challenges faced by smallholder farmer…
Plant based foods are the major staples of diets in developing countries including Tanzania. These foods contain high levels of phytates and polyphenols, the potent inhibitors of iron bioavailability. Frequent intake of these foods exposes…
The potential of Soybeans and silver fish (Mukene) to improve the protein and micronutrient content of ‘Gari’ for application in primary school feeding in rural areas was investigated in north and north eastern Uganda. Three different form…
The present paper summarizes preliminary results on the extent to which baobab fruit pulp and moringa leaf powder can be used in food to food fortification to alleviate micronutrients deficiencies among vulnerable groups in Benin. The work…
