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Development, nutritional and microbial evaluation of cultured bovine milk supplemented with baobab fruit pulp by Mwangi, Angela Wanjiku, Kunyanga, Catherine Nkirote, Onyango, Cecilia Moraa

“…Incorporation of the baobab fruit pulp in innovative formulations remains limited, despite its abundance of various nutrients and bioactive components. The…”
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Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya by Kanyenji, George Magambo, Oluoch-Kosura, Willis, Onyango, Cecilia Moraa, Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja

“…Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as…”
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Does the adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices translate to increased farm yields? A case of maize yield from Western Kenya by Kanyenji, George Magambo, Oluoch-Kosura, Willis, Onyango, Cecilia Moraa, Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja

“…Improving agricultural productivity to improve food security and feed the future generation is needed. One of the ways to achieve this is by adopting low-cost…”
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Microbial Performance of Food Safety Control and Assurance Activities in a Fresh Produce Processing Sector Measured Using a Microbial Assessment Scheme and Statistical Modeling by Njage, Patrick Murigu Kamau, Sawe, Chemutai Tonui, Onyango, Cecilia Moraa, Habib, I, Njagi, Edmund Njeru, Aerts, Marc, Molenberghs, Geert

“…Current approaches such as inspections, audits, and end product testing cannot detect the distribution and dynamics of microbial contamination. Despite the…”
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Reorienting research investments toward under‐researched crops for sustainable food systems by Munialo, Sussy, Siddique, Kadambot H. M., Barker, Nigel P., Onyango, Cecilia Moraa, Amissah, Jacqueline Naalamle, Wamalwa, Lydia Nanjala, Qwabe, Qinisani, Dougill, Andrew J., Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele

“…The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and…”
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Gaps and opportunities in research on food systems; a micro-institutional analysis of the University of Nairobi by Munialo, Sussy, Onyango, Cecilia Moraa, Lukachi, Jane Ambuko, Wasonga, Oliver Vivian, Maina, Joyce Gichuku, Nzuma, Jonathan Makau, Dawood, Abeda, Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele

“…Research conducted on food systems by higher institutions can contribute to sustainable food security and nutrition at a local level and reduce the impact of…”
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Potential of intercropping for management of some arthropod and nematode pests of leafy vegetables in Kenya by Linguya, Kimaru, Moraa, Onyango, Wangai, Kimenju, Chao, Kilalo

“…African leafy vegetables (ALVs) play an important role as income and food security crops in many households in Kenya. However, their potential in alleviating…”
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Current food safety management systems in fresh produce exporting industry are associated with lower performance due to context riskiness: Case study by Sawe, Chemutai Tonui, Onyango, Cecilia Moraa, Njage, Patrick Murigu Kamau

“…Food processors implement differing food safety and quality assurance standards and guidelines. This may result in variable performance of the food safety…”
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Preharvest and Postharvest Factors Affecting Yield and Nutrient Contents of Vegetable Amaranth (Var. Amaranthus Hypochondriacus) by Onyango, Cecilia Moraa

“…Kenyan communities have in the past depended greatly on a large diversity of traditional green leafy vegetables as a source of nutrition and to give variety to…”
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