Working Document Series Open Access Application of edible insects in enriching complementary foods made from common plant sources J.N. Kinyuru · H.S. Laswai · Mercy Wilfred Mmari · J. Okoth 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… RUF-37134 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Journal articles Open Access Teff-based complementary foods fortified with soybean and orange-fleshed sweet potato S. Huyskens-Keil · G.M. Kenji · J.N. Kinyuru · E.T. Melaku +1 more The macronutrient composition of teff-based complementary foods (ComFs) prepared through extrusion cooking and a combination of household-level strategies were evaluated. In extrusion, teff, soybean and orange-fleshed sweet potato were sep… RUF-36700 2017 CC BY 4.0 23 Jun 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Transgenic breeding of sweet potato for resistance to African weevil (Cylas puncticollis) R.J. Rukarwa Sweetpotato weevil (Cylas puncticollis) Boheman is a serious pest throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The pest causes up to 28% production losses annually in Uganda. Due to difficulties to implement pest management measures and the low level of… RUF-35853 2014 CC BY 4.0 28 Jan 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Regeneration and transformation systems for improving resistance to weevils in Ugandan sweet potato cultivars A. Sefasi Productivity of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] in Sub-Saharan Africa is significantly reduced due to damage caused by weevils, Cylas puncticollis Boheman and C. brunneus Fabricius. The improvement of weevil resistance in sweetpota… RUF-35849 2013 CC BY 4.0 28 Jan 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Transgenic breeding of sweet potato for resistance to African weevil (Cylas puncticollis) M.R. Nabbika Sweet potato weevil (Cylas puncticollis) Boheman is a serious pest throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The pest causes up to 28% production losses annually in Uganda. Due to difficulties to implement pest management measures and the low level o… RUF-35524 2014 CC BY 4.0 29 Sep 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Participatory evaluation of sweet potato varieties response to virus infection in central Kenya P.W. Muturi Sweet potato is an important food and cash crop grown by small holder farmers but its productivity is limited by sweet potato virus disease (SPVD). Farmers' lack of disease free vines and inadequate knowledge on identification and manage… RUF-35490 2008 CC BY 4.0 29 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Market-chain innovation enhances smallholders’ access to markets: Insights from the sweet potato sub-sector in Uganda B. Akello · P. Lusembo · I. Mugisa · W. Nakyagaba +1 more Smallholder farmers in developing countries such as Uganda are faced with the difficulty of accessing sustainable markets. Such farmers include those growing sweet potato, and are becoming increasingly marginalized as urban markets demand … RUF-34815 2010 CC BY 4.0 11 Sep 2015
