Consumption of functional foods with health promoting benefits and/or disease prevention has been on the increase globally. The study aimed at evaluating the potential of utilizing Kenyan orange fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea ...

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is an important crop that enhances food security in a region. As a food crop, sorghum is nutritious, containing starch (75-79%) as the major component, followed by protein (6.0-16.1%) ...

The tea crop in Kenya ubiquitously is exposed to biotic and abiotic stresses which can be devastating. These include damage by five species tea weevils. Tea weevils reported to occur in Kenya include, the tea root weevil ...

The Director EEIPP's presentation pointed out that tea production is important for Kenya’s economy in several ways. These include: direct and indirect contribution to GDP and exports dependency; Source of employment; and, ...

Through examining the example of commercial small-scale horticultural farmers in Mt. Kenya region and Mwanza region, this empirical study aims to provide an explanation for why different perspectives on the impact of ...

Kenya is the third largest tea producer and the leading producer of black tea in the world. It exports over 99% of her tea as black CTC of which 88% is exported in bulk form while the rest as value added tea. Kenyan tea ...

Adolescent pregnancy is a major public health issue in developing countries. It is associated with unique nutritional requirements as well as risk of micronutrient deficiencies. Some of the foods and drinks ingested ...

Kenya is a key player in global tea industry and especially through Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). However, KTDA has been facing the challenges of increasing cost of production in the recent past. The higher processing ...

Studies have shown that that about 85% of maize farmers in Western Kenya plant local varieties with about 80% using own farm-saved seeds. The production system is characterized by late harvesting, heavy striga infestation, ...

In vitro analyses of trace element content in biological systems play an increasingly important role in assessing the environmental impact on health. A quantitative study of five trace elements namely Fe, Zn, Cu, Pb and ...