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    • Food system innovation platforms as a pathway towards regenerative inclusive food systems 

      Froebrich, Jochen; Groot, Annemarie; Adokorach, Molly; Aranguiz, Adolfo Alvarez; Andeweg, Karin; Omedo, Bockline Bebe; Beekman, Gonne; Bennink, Viola; Berecha, Gezahegn; Alho, Carlos Brazao Vieira; Brummelhuis, Amber; Kajobe, Robert; Langi, Sandra; Malingumu, Richard; Nabulime, Maureen Norah (Wageningen University & Research, 2023)
      Food systems in East Africa are under pressure. Climate change, biodiversity loss, natural resource depletion, and declining soil health are having an impact. Hunger continues to grow. Recent developments, such as the ...
    • Integration of probiotics in aquaponic systems: an emerging alternative approach 

      Kasozi, Nasser; Iwe, Gerald Degu; Walakira, John; Langi, Sandra (Springer Nature, 2023-08-28)
      The increasing demand on water resources, reduced land for agriculture, and concerns over food and nutrition security have prompted the evolution of innovative and complex food production systems. In this context, efficient ...
    • Moving towards regenerative inclusive food systems 

      Froebrich, Jochen; Groot, Annemarie; Adokorach, Molly; Aranguiz, Adolfo Alvarez; Andeweg, Karin; Omedo, Bockline Bebe; Beekman, Gonne; Kajobe, Robert; Langi, Sandra; Malingumu, Richard; Nabulime, Maureen Norah (Wageningen University & Research, 2023)
      The food systems in which people in East Africa produce and consume their daily meals are in crisis. Hunger continues to grow. Climate change, biodiversity loss, depletion of natural resources and declining soil health are ...
    • Nutritional requirements and effect of culture conditions on the performance of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus): a review 

      Langi, Sandra; Maulu, Sahya; Hasimuna, Oliver J.; Kapula, Veronica Kaleinasho; Tjipute, Martin (Taylor & Francis, 2024-01-23)
      Aquaculture is crucial for global food and nutrition security due to the inability of wild harvests to meet increasing demand. Africa’s contribution to aquaculture is generally low, despite its potential for economic ...
    • Prospects for aquaculture development in Africa : 

      Hinrichsen, Etienne; Walakira, John K.; Langi, Sandra; Ibrahim, Nabil Ahmad; Tarus, Victoria; Badmus, Olanrewaju; Baumüller, Heike (Center for Development Research (ZEF), 2022-01)
      African aquaculture production has gradually increased over the years, but progress is still slow. Given large variations between African countries with regard to the availability of water, the macro-economic context, ...
    • Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: 

      Maulu, Sahya; Langi, Sandra; Hasimuna, Oliver J.; Missinhoun, Dagoudo; Munganga, Brian P.; Hampuwo, Buumba M.; Gabriel, Ndakalimwe Naftal; Elsabagh, Mabrouk; Van Doan, Hien; Abdul Kari, Zulhisyam; Dawood, Mahmoud A.O. (Elsevier, 2022-08-08)
      The aquafeed industry continues to expand in response to the rapidly growing aquaculture sector. However, the identification of alternative protein sources in aquatic animal diets to replace conventional sources due to ...
    • REFOOTURE: A project to advance regenerative inclusive food systems 

      Froebrich, Jochen; Groot, Annemarie; Adokorach, Molly; Aranguiz, Adolfo Alvarez; Andeweg, Karin; Omedo, Bockline Bebe; Beekman, Gonne; Bennink, Viola; Kajobe, Robert; Langi, Sandra; Malingumu, Richard; Nabulime, Maureen Norah (Wageningen University & Research, 2023)
      Despite all the efforts in recent decades, food insecurity, poverty and nature degradation are on the rise in East Africa. The REFOOTURE project believes fundamental change is needed to solve these issues. They can only ...
    • Replacement of fishmeal using poultry-based protein sources in feeds for pikeperch (Sander lucioperca, Linnaeus, 1758) during grow out phase 

      Langi, Sandra; Panana, Edson; Alloo, Ceder; Van Stappen, Gilbert; Meeus, Wouter (Springer Nature, 2022-09-05)
      A 61-day growth experiment was carried out to evaluate the potential of a poultry-based protein (PBP) comprising of feather meal (FeM) and poultry meat and bone meal (PMBM), as a fishmeal (FM) substitute in diets of juvenile ...
    • Scaling aquaculture for food security and employment in Africa – Insights from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria 

      Walakira, John K.; Hinrichsen, Etienne; Tarus, Victoria; Langi, Sandra; Ibrahim, Nabil Ahmad; Badmus, Olanrewaju; Aziz, Andrew; Baumüller, Heike (Center for Development Research, 2023-06)
      Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world and now accounts for more than half of the fish consumed globally. However, the sector in Africa remains in its infancy, with the notable exception of Egypt, one ...