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Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a popular tropical fruit consumed throughout the world. However, when untreated before storage, the fruit undergoes progressive undesired changes, which result in postharvest losses. A management technique fo…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on crop production in Africa. However, literature reports mainly the adverse effects brought about by the pandemic. Little is known about the positive impact that the pandemic may have had on the ara…
Fish production in the Kadimu bay of Lake Victoria, Kenya through cage culture has the potential to increase the Phosphorus load to the aquatic ecosystem through fish feed waste. This increasing phosphorus levels in water may cause polluti…
Increased industrialization, typically mechanized farming, addition of agricultural inputs and urbanization are prime sources of metal toxicity in soil, sediment, and water in periurban areas. In Kenya, prolonged mono-cropping and use of a…
Increased industrialization, typically mechanized farming, addition of agricultural inputs and urbanization are prime sources of metal toxicity in soil, sediment, and water in periurban areas. In Kenya, prolonged mono-cropping and use of a…
Trends in global warning over the past decades have been predicted to increase in the 21st Century, causing concerns for disaster preparedness in arid and semi-arid regions. This study utilized downscaled district level future temperature…
Increase in demand for food for the world’s bulging population is one concept that needs to be addressed urgently. This thigh demand puts pressure on farmers to increase production in order to meet this rapidly growing food need. In all fo…
Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene is essential to health. However, in sub-Saharan Africa access to improved water and sanitation sources is a challenge. In Baringo, more than 50% of the people rely on unimproved water and sanitation s…
This paper present results from the study which was aimed to analyse socio economic contribution of coffee to farmers, the case of Muhondo sector, Gakenke district. The study was conducted through Terimbere Kawa Yacu cooperative with sampl…
The purpose of the study is to describe the process, findings, and lessons learned from the logo competition implemented by the project AgriSCALE to promote the replicability of this practice as a mechanism for the enhancement of project v…
This study examined the risk attitude of farmers on climatic change and how this influences the choice of climate variability adaptation strategies to mitigate the effects of climatic risks. Using 2012 and 2015 household panel data of 346 …
Depletion of marine fish stocks and need for global food security have fueled rapid growth of aquaculture systems. The sector is considered one of the fastest growing, such that in a span of 15 years from the year 2000, it had grown from 4…
This paper analyzes the multi-dimensional poverty in Malawi by using the 2019 Malawi Fifth Integrated Household Survey (IHPS) data and suggests policy implications for practical poverty reduction in Malawi. Regarding the multi-dimensional …
Conflicts over finite and shared natural resources continue to dominate headlines around the world. In particular, border regions have challenges in natural resource management. The regions include abundant natural resources, such as fores…
This was a cross-sectional study carried out between July and December 2017 in the communes of Aguegues and Zakpota in Benin and aimed at investigating the influence of activity time, socio-cultural and institutional factors on exclusive b…
Climate change has become a major concern globally, particularly to rural communities who have to find rapid coping solutions. Several vulnerability assessment approaches have been developed in the last decades. This comes along with highe…
While the impacts of climate change are felt across the globe, the African continent is most vulnerable to them despite having least contributed to greenhouse gas emissions. The Maghreb in the northwest of Africa, which consist of Algeria,…
To inclusively and sustainably reduce food contamination by mycotoxin, the potential of local clays to impound aflatoxins in contaminated maize bran was evaluated. Twenty five (25) samples of maize bran contaminated with 44.82±1.59µgkg-1 t…
This paper examined the indigenous agricultural diversification strategies and their implication on household food security in Baringo County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. A sample of 140 households and 12 Agricu…
Contract farming (CF) is viewed as a pro poor strategy to enhance agricultural production and overcome production and marketing constraints of smallholder producers. This is due to the benefits it offers to smallholder farmers. Despite the…
Agricultural shows are a public event conducted annually and serve the purpose, among other things, to promote agricultural knowledge, skills and attitudes to farming communities with a view to improving their farming practices. They facil…
Funding research and research facilities is a key challenge in developing countries universities. In addition to these challenges, graduates face difficulties in transiting to labor markets due to the lack of practical experience. In this …
This article gives an account of my personal experiences as a foreign student studying outside my home country in Europe. The article covers the period immediately after my arrival in Europe. I give this account because having come from a …
The decline in agriculture sector’s contribution to sub-Saharan Africa economies is attributed to risks and uncertainties that are experienced at every node of the agricultural value chain. This has attracted both government and non-govern…
Academic corruption has become widespread within the African region with different academic stakeholders getting involved in the unethical practice. The deficit in literature is establishing the most occurring of the act by lecturers in re…
