Working Document Series Open Access Post-harvest handling, safety and nutritional contribution of cassava in coastal Kenya G. O. Abong · D. Kilalo · A. W. Mwang’ombe · M. W. Okoth +1 more Post- harvest losses is still a common challenge in most African countries. At the Kenyan coast, farmers are faced with the challenge of handling cassava produce due to the short shelf-life of the product. Due to inadequate knowledge by th… RUF-38472 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Levels of glycoalkaloids in potato crisps and French fries sold in Nairobi, Kenya G. O. Abong · T. Muzhingi · M. W. Okoth · D. G. Omayio Glycoalkaloids are natural secondary metabolites occurring in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) and are stable, remaining unaffected during processing ending up in the final products. Despite the increasing consumption of potato and potato p… RUF-38469 2018 CC BY 4.0 10 Aug 2020
TAGDev Resources Open Access Microbiological and compositional quality of raw milk delivered by small scale dairy farmers to the milk collection centres in northern Tanzania P. Banda · L. Kurwijila · Neema John Mboya Milk samples were collected from small scale dairy farmers who brought their milk to milk collection centres (MCCs) and vendors in the study area in Tanzania. A total of 310 milk samples were collected. The bacteriological quality, physico… RUF-36657 2017 CC BY 4.0 24 Mar 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Microbiological and compositional quality of raw milk delivered by small scale dairy farmers to the milk collection centres in Hai District, Tanzania Neema John Mboya A total of 310 milk samples were collected from 180 small scale dairy farmers who brought their milk to Milk Collection Centres and 30 vendors in the study area. The bacteriological quality, physicochemical parameters and milk adulteration… RUF-36564 2016 CC BY 4.0 7 Feb 2017
Journal articles Open Access The migration of chemical contaminants from polyethylene bags into food during cooking N. Banadda · J. Kigozi · L. Musoke · C. Sempala Cooking food in polyethylene bags has of late substituted banana leaves in Uganda. However, such a practice is risky as chemical contaminants may migrate from polyethylene bags into food during cooking causing health complications. Therefo… RUF-35575 2015 CC BY 4.0 2 Oct 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems J. Ambuko Although accurate estimates of losses and waste in the food system are unavailable, the best evidence to date coming from Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) indicates that approximately 1.3 billion tonnes per year (one-third of the f… RUF-34124 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Development and Evaluation of Models for Predicting Chemical Contaminant Migration in Foods N. Banadda · J.B. Kigozi · F. Lule · C. Ssempala Polyethylene bags have become very popular for wrapping ready food or during cooking. Polythene materials are known to contain a wide range of potential migrants such as residues from the polymerisation process, degradation compounds and a… RUF-33088 2012 CC BY 4.0 21 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access In-Vitro Determination of Kernel Resistance to Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Accumulation in Groundnut B.R. Ntare · A. Ozimati · P.R. Rubaihayo The study determined the level of resistance to Aspergillus flavus and to accumulation of aflatoxins in potential new breeding sources from ICRISAT Mali and in locally adapted groundnut genotypes commonly grown by Ugandan farmers. Genotype… RUF-31577 2012 CC BY 4.0 9 Oct 2013
