Volume 16 No. 1 (2016)
Guest Editorial: Joe Regenstein
Genetic Modification of Crops and Africa
Commentary: Richard Douglass
The Aging of Africa: Challenges to African Development
Commentary: Deola Naibakelao and JA Kwarteng
Public-Private Partnership for Responsive Extension Education: The Case of SAFE and UCC in Ghana
Peer Reviewed Articles: [DOI = Digital Object Identifiers - http://www.doi.org/]
- Characterization of postharvest physiology attributes of six commercially grown tomato varieties in Kenya.
Rachel Mwendwa et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.16110
[Kenya]
- Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of Raphionacme splendens (schl.) tubers.
Sakina Yagi et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15195
[Sudan]
- Effect of BAP, NAA and GA3, either alone or in combination, on meristem culture and plantlet establishment in sweet potato (cv Brondal).
Rose Masekesa et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15875
[Zimbabwe]
- A preliminary survey of animal handling and cultural slaughter practices among Kenyan communities: Potential influence on meat quality.
Michael Lokuruka DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15255
[Kenya]
- Education, training and awareness of laws as determinants of compliance with plant protection law: The case of pesticide use practices in Tanzania.
Maulid Mwatawala and GE Yeyeye DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15245
[Tanzania]
- Determinants of the adoption of integrated soil fertility management technologies in Mbale division, Kenya.
Sylvester Aura DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15735
[Kenya]
- Community knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) on fluorosis and its mitigation in endemic areas of Ethiopia.
Aweke Kebede et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15480
[Ethiopia]
- The prospect of biogas among small-holder dairy goat farmers in the Uluguru mountains, Tanzania.
Lars Grimsby et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.15650
[Norway]
- Assessing the determinants of tissue culture banana adoption in western Kenya.
Japhether Wanyama et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.14095
[Kenya]
- Prevalence and predictors of vitamin A deficiency among infants in western Kenya using a cross-sectional analysis.
Mary Oyunga et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.73.16190
[Kenya]
Commentary: Mary Njeri Karanu
Kenya GMO Update: What Does Environmental Release Mean?
This is an update to my first write-up on GMO
Commentary: Robert Blair
GMO Commentary
Commentary/Profile: Faustine Wabwire
Faustine Wabwire, Bread for the World Institute’s Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Analyst, Washington, DC.
Commentary: Edward Mabaya and Ndunge Kiiti
A Closer Look at the “New Era” Inclusive Agricultural and Rural Development
This is a response to David Bathrick's Paper
Commentary: Victor Temple and Peter Yearwood
Agricultural Development in sub-saharan Africa: The search for solutions continues
This is a response to David Bathrick's Paper
Commentary/Profile: Victoria Ndanyi
Follow up on David Bathrick’s Commentary - “New Era” Inclusive Agricultural and Rural Development for Africa
This is a response to David Bathrick's Paper
Profiles:
Lars Olav Eik
Aimé Ngidjol Mbeh
Anna Herforth
Emily Kaveza
Audrine Mikhala
Takemore Chagomoka
Events: Upcoming
1. 18th Congress of IUFoST, 21-26 August 2016 in Dublin, Ireland (http://www.iufost2016.com/)
2. Inaugural Conference of Food Science and Technology Platform of Kenya (FOSTEP-K), March 29 to April 1 2016 at KEFRI Muguga, Kenya (http://www.fstpkenya.com/conference-2016)
3. April 26 2016, Chicago Council Next Generation Conference in Washington DC, USA (http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event/global-food-security-symposium-2016)
Events: Past
1. Past:1st East African Conference on Food Science and Technology in Kigali, Rwanda by the Rwanda Institute of Food Science and Technology from March 9 to 10, 2016. I attended it as the incoming President of Academy of Food Science and Technology of IUFoST. It was well attended especially by very enthusiastic and highly brilliant young food science students. I felt encouraged. The German Institute of Food Science and Technology was there in full support including lectures in specialized subject matter.
2. Past: February 29 to March 6, 2016 in Livingstone, Zambia, the Pan African Grain Legume and Cowpea Network Conference. More than 500 participants were in attendance, scientists working on grain legumes. This was an amazingly successful conference supported by IITA as the main host, CIAT, AGRA, African Universities, American Universities, and many others sending senior and emerging scientists and many students pursuing higher degrees. I gave the very last key note address. Take away message: Let us pay more attention and put more resources on the value chain, agro-processing and nutrition.