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Compositional shifts in Microbial diversity under traditional banana cropping systems of Sub-Saharan Africa
(MDPI, 2022-05-16)
Improvements in the crop productivity, soil health, and sustainable intensification should be premised on the better understanding of interactions between the cropping systems and soil microbial diversity. In this study, ...
Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds:
(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 ...
Prospects for aquaculture development in Africa :
(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, ...
Replacement of fishmeal using poultry-based protein sources in feeds for pikeperch (Sander lucioperca, Linnaeus, 1758) during grow out phase
(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 ...
Grain hermetic storage adoption in Northern Uganda: awareness, use, and the constraints to technology adoption
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022-09-15)
Post-harvest storage losses (PHLs) remain significant in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to several factors mainly insect pests and molds. Hermetic storage technologies (HSTs) are being promoted to address these storage losses. ...
From principles to practice:
(Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); World Agroforestry (ICRAF), 2022-09)
When applying the three principles of agroforestry design (farmer-centredness; aptness to place, people and purpose; and synergy), it is important to recognize that each landscape is unique and should therefore have its ...
Novel chromatographic purification of succinic acid from whey fermentation broth by anionic exchange resins
(Springer Nature, 2022-11-09)
Replacement of the petroleum-based refineries with the biorefinery is regarded as an essential step towards a “zero” waste (circular) economy. Biobased succinic acid (SA) is listed by the United States Department of Energy ...
Social and environmental transformation of refugee and hosting community landscapes in Central and Eastern Africa.
(Center for International Forestry Research, 2022)
Sub-Saharan Africa hosts more than 26% of the world’s refugee population, with 6.3 million refugees – which represents a 186% increase in the last decade, from 2.2 million. There has been an increase in internally displaced ...
Provisional classification of wild edible fruits based on their nutrient profiles
(Acta Scientific, 2022-12-07)
Nutritional analyses of food have mainly focused on determining the nutritional composition. Few concentrate on their nutritional value. This study provisionally classified ten wild edible fruits (WEF) growing in the Teso ...