Volume 16 No. 4 (2016)

FOREWORD: Ruth Oniang'o

GUEST EDITORIAL: Ken Buckle
African Food Scientists on the World Stage

• [1] Anaemia prevalence and nutrient intake among women in peri-urban settlements in Accra, Ghana.
  Isaac Agbemalfe et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15550
  [Ghana]

• [2] Effects of weather extremes on crop yields in Nigeria.
  Joshua Ajetomobi DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15685
  [Nigeria]

• [3] Fast food consumption pattern and body weight status among students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria.
  Oyebisi Bakare and Motunrayo Olumakaiye DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15020
  [Nigeria]

• [4] Effect of substrates on the yield, yield attribute and dietary values of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) in the pastoral regions of northern Ethiopia.
  Emiru Birhane et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15695
  [Ethiopia]
  

• [5] Minerals and trace elements in the soil-plant-animal continuum in Ethiopia: A review
  Girma Kibatu Berihie DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15580
  [Ethiopia]

• [6] Eimeria infection in calves under local farming system in and around Asella, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia.
  Aden Hiko DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15615
  [Ethiopia]

• [7] Leafy amaranthus consumption patterns in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
  Adama Hilou DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.13810
  [Burkina Faso]

• [8] Progress in nutrition related Millennium Development Goals in Uganda before adoption of post-2015 development agenda: Review of goals 1, 2 and 4.
  Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15840
  [Uganda]

• [9] Changes in physico-chemical characteristics and volatile flavour components of different yoghurt products made from soy, peanuts and cow milk.
  Kpodo Fidelis et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.16090
  [Ghana]

• [10] Food intake and dietary diversity of farming households in Morogoro region, Tanzania.
  Peter Mamiro et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.16045
  [Tanzania]

• [11] Wild food plants used by people living with HIV/AIDS in Nakisunga sub-county, Uganda.
  Alice Nabatanzi and I Nakalembe DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15720
  [Uganda]

• [12] Aquaculture: a promising solution for food insecurity, poverty and malnutrition in Kenya.
  Erick Ogello et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15900
  [Kenya]

• [13] Elemental composition and potential health impacts of phaseolus vulgaris L. ash and its filtrate used for cooking in northern Uganda.
  Christopher Opio et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.16170
  [Canada]

• [14] Consumers’ salient beliefs regarding foods from edible insects in Kenya: A qualitative study using concepts from the theory of planned behaviour.
  Kennedy Pambo et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.16810
  [Kenya]

• [15] Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana.
  Richmond Aryeetey DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15430
  [Ghana]

• [16] Assessment of apparent effectiveness of chemical egg disinfectants for improved artificial hatching in Oreochromis karongae (Pisces: Cichlidae).
  Joshua Valeta et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.13900
  [Malawi]

• [17] Using farmer-prioritized vertisol management options for enhanced green gram and tomato production in central Kenya.
  Joab Wamari et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15540
  [Kenya]

• [18] Composition de la poudre des feuilles sèches de Moringa oleifera dans trois régions du Niger.
  Mahamane Manzo et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15115
  [Niger]

• [19] World pineapple production: An overview
  Farid Hossain DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.15620
  [Bangladesh]

• [20] Cassava chips quality as influenced by cultivar, blanching time and slice thickness.
  Elisha Onyango Abok et al. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.76.16855
  [Kenya]

Short Communication: Joseph Wambui
Design of trucks for long distance transportation of cattle in Kenya and its effects on cattle deaths

World Food Prize (WFP) 2016 - HIGHLIGHTS

• Biofortification Pioneer - Robert Mwanga
  Among winners of 2016 World Food Prize for Fight Against Malnutrition

• Report: Njeri Karanu
  Report from the Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium 2016

African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2016 - HIGHLIGHTS

• Commentary: Dominique Charron
  Comments at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), held at the UN Complex in Nairobi Kenya, September 5-9, 2016

• Commentary: Claudius Kurtna
  The Real Cost of Malnutrition

International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Congress 2016 - HIGHLIGHTS

• Commentary: Bernard Oloo and Julia IJsselmuiden
  Reducing world food losses: Fresh demo project introduces ‘Contronics Humidifiers’ solution to agri-food losses

• Report: George Ooko Abong’
  Report on the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Congress held in Dublin, Ireland, 20-25 August 2016

HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT MEETINGS

• Report: Victoria Claire Ndanyi
  GAPAD Roundtable Forum Report October 2016

BOOK REVIEWS

• Book Review: Audrey Mikhala Makaka
  Chocolate Science and Technology by Dr. Emmanuel Afoakwa

• Book Comment: Ruth Oniang’o
  Eating Planet - Food and Sustainability: Building our Future by Barilla Centre for Food & Nutrition

PROFILES

• Ms. Yangxuan Liu

• Mr. Joseph Mwaniki Wambui

• Mr. Josphat Njenga

• Mr. Festus O. Amadu

• Dr (Mrs) Brinda Oogarah-Pratap

• Prof. Ngozi Nnam

• Ms. Mavis Owureku-Asare

• Dr. Henry Gadaga

STAFF UPDATES

• Njeri Karanu

• Emmily Kaveza

• Consolata Musita

• Samuel Gathenya

Reactions to the Aflatoxin Issue (Issue 75) - Volume 16 No. 3: Responses from Readers

• Letter to the Editor on Aflatoxins & Profile: Amare Ayalew

• Commentary on Aflatoxin: George Ooko Abong’

• Sampled Emails - Reader’s reactions: Courtesy of the Editor-in-Chief

TRIBUTES

• The Late Prof. Grace Mbato Mbagaya
  - Past contribution to AJFAND: Volume 4 No. 1 - Dairy production: A nutrition intervention in a sugarcane growing area in western Kenya - Grace Mbagaya

• The Late Prof. Michael Bernard Kwesi Darkoh
  - Past contribution to AJFAND: Volume 12 No. 3 - Guest Editorial by the late Prof. Darkoh

• The late Dr. Malcolm Bourne [Past President of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST)]