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Smallholder farmers in Sierra Leone are characterized by their socio-demographic characteristics which affect their ability to add value to rice at post-harvest stages. The rice value addition technologies start from harvesting to storage.…
While agriculture professionals, researchers, students among other people are continually seeking to increase their knowledge and skills, AgMOOCs offer good opportunity to fill this gap. The overall objective of this study was to analyse …
A dependable, economically viable, environmentally friendly and sustainable energy system is a foundation of any modern society. The Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) telecommunications industry has seen, in the last years, a significant surge in f…
The Scientific Data Management (SDM) training for Post-Graduate Students Using R was conducted online, due to the COVID-19 challenges. This was the first of its kind with the aim of enhancing the ability of academic participants to analyze…
Integration of mobile phones offers incredible opportunities to share agricultural information. Being one of the ICT tools currently used in extension science, evaluating its contribution on agricultural production remains crucial. This st…
Biogeochemical processes are the biological, geological, and chemical characteristics of a forest ecosystem, whereas biogeochemical cycles are the pathways by which vital elements of a living matter are transported through biotic and abiot…
L’évolution des occupations des sols est l’une des transformations les plus immenses et les plus perceptibles de la surface de la terre. L’évaluation de ces changements des occupations des sols est impérative dans un large éventail de pers…
An attempt was made to evaluate land use/cover change trajectory in Ahafo Ano North District for a period of thirty-three years (33) using remote sensing (RS) and GIS. The study used multi-spectral satellite data obtained from Landsat-5, L…
Many initiatives have been undertaken by the Kenyan Government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to help residents of Semi-arid lands (ASALs) cope with the effects of climate variability with mixed results. A study to map climate v…
Rapid land use land cover (LULC) change is one of the fundamental environmental problems in Ethiopia in general and, especially in the highlands of Ethiopia. This study was aimed to understand the trends, magnitudes, and drivers of LULC ch…
Land degradation and ecosystem services (ES) impairment are a common phenomenon in Ethiopia due to unintended land use/cover (LULC) changes. Hence, currently millions are suffering with land conversions related socioeconomic and environmen…
Land degradation and impairment of ecosystem services (ES) have been a serious problem in Ethiopia, due to excessive pressure on and improper use of land and water resources. Thus, various land management (LM) practices have been implement…
Physical activity is a cornerstone of good health but technologically driven lifestyle has reduced it in urbanized societies. Physical inactivity leads to overweight and obesity (OWO) a risk factor for non communicable diseases (NCDs) and …
The nutritional value of baobab leaf powder and its contribution as a source of income to households in Benin call for the need of effective marketing channels. This paper aimed to investigate the market of baobab leaf powder at Dassa-Zoum…
Yellow bean trade is affected by limited information and unstructured system on production which has negative implications on seed supplies and other possible investments. The presence of improved varieties in seed markets shelves is a pos…
L’étude des facteurs influençant le comportement, la disponibilité, l’accessibilité, l’utilisation des denrées alimentaires pour le bien-être des ménages tel que la saisonnalité est indispensable afin de comprendre le comportement alimenta…
Micronutrient deficiencies are a threat to nutritional status and overall health of children 6-24 months old. Apparently, poor diets are known as the number-one driver of the global burden of disease among children, especially in low and m…
Poultry production among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya is a major enterprise, providing food, income and employment; however, birds are maintained with minimum inputs; scavenge feeds which could potentially be contaminated with myco…
Complementary feeding could be a method of providing different foods when breast milk alone is not any longer enough to satisfy the nutritional demand of the infant, and so food and liquids other than breast milk are needed. The objective …
Milk safety practices are the significant aspects in ensuring safety of milk. This is because the consumers only demand the quality products that are safe for their health. These include the practices that farmers need to put into consider…
The study was conducted to assess the impact of maturity stage, storage temperature and time of harvest of pineapple fruits on pineapple juice quality and microbial safety of organic sugarloaf using completely randomized design (CRD) with …
With the rising global population growth, the demand for protein-rich foods is expected to increase. In this study, a nutritional and sensory analysis was conducted on two edible insects (Imbrassia oyemensis and Apis melifera larvae) colle…
Sweet potato is one of the most important root crops in developing countries. This study assessed the production and processing of sweet potato among farming households in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 120 sweet po…
Iron deficiency anemia, is the most widespread nutritional disorder; affecting more than 50% of children and women of reproductive age in Benin. Despite the effort made by Benin’ Government, the problem is still increasing. A recent approa…
Iron deficiency anaemia is a public health problem in developing countries. In Benin, the prevalence of anaemia is still high despite the efforts made to address it. The Lucky Iron Fish is a new product that has been developed to tackle ir…
