Volume 14 No. 3 (2014)

Editorial: Ruth Oniang'o
Despite all the highs and lows around the world, our number one challenge is how to feed humanity with nutritious food!

News: Ruth Oniang'o
Borlaug Centenary Celebrations in Africa

News: Ruth Oniang'o
Methanol kills more than 90 in Kenya

News: DUPONT
DUPONT-Mearuring Global Progress Toward Food and Nutrition Security, 2014

News: Roland Holou
How DiasporaEngager, the international diaspora engagement platform, was invented and
how it may help you and your country.

Short Communication: Odedire Adeolu
Effect of graded levels of saccharum officinarum as an additive to Panicum maximum (JACQ) silage.

Profiled:
Munashe Shoko

Peer Reviewed Articles:

• Comparison of tithonia (Tithonia diversifolia) green manure, poultry manure and inorganic sources of nitrogen in the growth of kales (Brassicae oleraceae) in Nyeri county, Kenya.
  Peter Mwangi and PW Mathenge
  [Kenya]

• Aflatoxins contamination in processed cassava in Malawi and Zambia.
  Martin Chiona et al.
  [Zambia]

• Nutritional status of alcoholics in peri-urban areas of the greater Accra region of Ghana.
  Seth Klobodu et al.
  [Ghana]

• A restrospective study of the nutritional status of primary school children in Harare
  Mushonga Nyasha et al.
  [Zimbabwe]

• The influence of blanching, anti-browning agent and processing time on some physico-chemical properties and appearance of green peppers (Capsicum sinensis) during canning.
  Emmanuel Afoakwa et al.
  [Ghana]

• Effect of delayed processing on nutrient composition, ph and organoleptic quality of pond raised tilapia (Oreochromis shiranus) stored at ambient temperature.
  Fanuel Kapute et al.
  [Malawi]

• Pesticide contamination of the dridji cotton plantation area in the Republic of Bénin.
  Cornelis van Gestel et al.
  [The Netherlands]

• The use of the mangrove oyster (Crossostrea gasar) as a bio-indicator for chemical element contamination in the Niger Delta.
  Wangboje Soje et al.
  [Nigeria]

• Undergraduate module on nutrition education and communication for Africa: Profiles of potential students.
  Ramani Wijesinha-Bettoni et al.
  [Italy]

• Consumer perceptions and demand for biofortified sweet potato-based biscuit: The case of Akarabo golden power
  biscuit in Rwanda
  Julius Okello et al.
  [Uganda]

• Does the distribution of ready to use food products for the prevention of undernutrition meet the ultimate needs of the beneficiary?
  Andrew McLellan [More about the author Click here]
  [Zimbabwe]

• Physio-chemical, mineral composition and antioxidant properties of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) extract blended with tropical fruit juices.
  Beatrice Kilima et al.
  [Tanzania]

• Acceptability and nutritional contribution of grain amaranth recipes in Uganda.
  John Muyonga et al.
  [Uganda]

REPRINTS

• REPRINT - Women Fishers' Message
  African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Professional Organizations - CAOPA

• REPRINT - FARA UniBRAIN: The first ever full-fledged agribusiness incubator officially launched in Mali.
  The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)

• REPRINT - Maize Price and Food Policy in Kenya.......
  ELSEVIER. Kathryn Grace, Molly Brown and Amy McNally

• REPRINT - Inclusive Growth. An Imperative for African Agriculture.
  African Development Bank Group