Working Document Series Open Access Incorporation of sweetpotatoes into diets of children aged 6-59 months in Trans-Mara East Sub-County, Narok County, Kenya G.O. Abong · M.C. Chepkwony · S. Ngala Sweetpotato versatility, drought tolerance, resistance to diseases and its great contribution to food security makes it an important staple food in the developing countries. Poor soil productivity, insufficient soil moisture, diseases, pes… RUF-39044 2018 CC BY 4.0 25 Feb 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Role of cassava in nutrition of 2-5 years old children in coastal Kenya G. O. Abong · J. A. Aguk · C. Katama · P. O. Lamuka +3 more Cassava roots are a good source of calories in the tropics. However, they lack most of the other nutrients such as Zinc, Iron and Vitamin A. Populations that solely rely on cassava are therefore prone to suffer deficiencies from most of th… RUF-38553 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Prominence of goat milk consumption and determinants of attitudes towards the milk in five agro-ecological zones of Zimbabwe P.T. Banda · S. Mpofu · D.M. Pfukenyi This study determined the prominence and determinants of attitudes towards goat milk consumption in agro-ecological zones I to V of Zimbabwe. Data were collected from 545 households and analyzed using SPSS. Generally, milk was consumed at … RUF-34928 2010 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Profitability and consumer preference of pond raised fish among fish farmers and consumers in Northern Malawi W.W.L. Jere · A. Kamangira · F. Kapute · V. Kasulo +1 more The consumption and demand for fish is on the increase in Africa and Malawi in particular. The supply of fish per person in the country has, however, been steadily decreasing such that the per capita consumption of fish is less than 13-15 … RUF-33823 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Aug 2015
