About the Author - Commentary [Volume 23 No. 8 (2023)]


Dr. Anne Aswani Musotsi [Kenya] is lecturer and a researcher based at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Department of Nutritional Sciences. She is a PhD scholar of the project: Horticultural Innovations and Learning for Improved Nutrition and Livelihoods in East Africa (HORTINLEA). She has been a visiting researcher in the Faculty of Agriculture, Division of Gender and Globalization, Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research work is focused on food and nutrition security, enhancing utilization of indigenous foods, bioactive components, and integrating gender in food and nutrition security studies. She is passionate about working with rural, peri-urban and urban poor communities. She has worked on several research projects targeting promotion of African indigenous vegetables consumption in Kenya and also food and nutrition security. Dr. Musotsi has authored and co-authored several scholarly articles which have been well cited. She has also made several presentations at local and international conferences and workshops.
Article: [Commentary] Food and nutrient losses in traditional foods consumed in sub-Saharan Africa can be reduced by embracing appropriate home processing technologies