I am happy to announce the release of issue 13 of AJFAND, and to assure our readership that we are trying to get back to a schedule of publishing an issue per quarter. Our last issue came out in January and this is April. I wish to compliment my team at the secretariat for their tireless effort that aim to produce a high quality publication. Let me remind new authors the following: all correspondence is now handled online, there is nothing wrong with checking with us if you wish to confirm whether your manuscript or other form of correspondence was received, the abstract should be anywhere between 300-400 words, key words should be only 5, and we no longer carry French abstracts due to financial constraits.

The articles in this issue are as follows:

• Supply and Utilizations of Food Crops in Ghana, 1960–2000
  Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe

• The Role of Irrigation on Improvement of Young Children in Central Kenya
  Kirogo Veronicah, Wambui Kogi-Makau and Nelson M. Muroki

• Sustainability of Agricultural Production in Communal Areas of Zimbabwe: Case of Chionekano Communal Lands.
  Christopher T. Gadzirayi, S.I Whande and E. Mutandwa

• Amino Acids and Minerals in a Tropical Nut, Hyphaene coriacea (The Turkana Doum Palm)
  Michael N.I. Lokuruka

• Processing Properties of Grains from some Maize Varieties Introduced On-farm in the Sudano Sahelian Zone of Cameroon.
  Kameni, Kouebou C. and A.K. Aboubakar Dandjouma

• Nutritional Status of Maize Fermented Meal By Fortification With Bambara-Nut
  Theodore I. Mbata, M.J. Ikenebomeh and I. Ahonkhai

• Activation of the Lactoperoxidase System as a Method of Preserving Raw Milk in Areas Without Cooling Facilities.
  Ndambi Oghaiki Asaah, Florence Fontech, Pamela Kamga, Stephen Mendi, and Helena Imele

• Provision of Vitamin A Through Utilization of Local Food Materials in Rural Parts of Western Kenya.
  K.M. Shiundu, Oiye S., Kumbe M. and R. Oniang’o

My team and I wish you joyful reading.

Do not hesitate to write communicate on any issue/article, and likewise you can point out any errors in our work.

We thank our supporters for their support.

With best wishes

Ruth Oniang'o
Editor-in-Chief