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Apr 10, 2024Open Access
This study examines the economic efficiency of sorghum production in designated districts of Fafan, Somali National Regional State, Ethiopia, with a focus on enhancing agricultural sustainability. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, including quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews, the research assesses factors influencing efficiency, such as input utilization, farming practices, and socio-economic variables. Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) is employed to gauge technical, allocative,...
Mar 31, 2024Open Access
Objective: The main objective of this study is to identify the determinants of non-use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets among pregnant women and children under five years old at the Dikungu General Reference Hospital. Methods: For this study, we used the cross-sectional correlational method, through an interview questionnaire among pregnant women and children under five years old at the Dikungu HGR. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS Version 25 softwar...
Jan 31, 2024Open Access
The industrial use of food additives is growing rapidly worldwide. These additives include stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents. These substances help to improve texture and protect against food modification. The result is food products with improved sensory quality, acceptable to consumers and with increased profits for companies. However, the use of these substances must comply with standards to guarantee food safety. These standards are regularly revised to take account of any new safet...
Nov 21, 2023Open Access
The purpose of the study was to assess the food safety perception, opinions and concerns of consumers on street vended foods and identify the factors that influence the purchase of vended foods. The study used a descriptive survey design, with the study’s target population being consumers of street food in the Takoradi metropolis. The total sample size for the study was one hundred and eighty-eight (188) consumers of street foods of varying ages and educational backgrounds. Structured questionna...
Sep 25, 2023Open Access
EDTA synthesized activated carbon derived from sawdust, was utilized as adsorbent for the removal of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II) ions from aqueous solutions. The adsorptive characteristics and elemental composition of this activated carbon were studied using SEM and EDX techniques respectively, the analysis revealed that SAC-EDTA contained 71.95% by weight of carbon contents which are requisites for the high adsorption capacity. The effect of initial metals ions concentration, adsorbent dose, cont...
Jun 30, 2023Open Access
Variation in cropping areas’ size and food security is a major problem facing Mali and Burkina Faso. The growth of agricultural production, especially of staple crops, is a key element of food security. Maize, millet and sorghum are among the most widely grown cereal crops in West Africa [1]. Specifically, global statistics from FAOSTAT, show that more and more land is being taken up for cereal crops production to meet food demands. From 1999 to 2019, the area allocated to grow maize, millet and...
Feb 06, 2023Open Access
Vegetable edible oil is an indispensable nutritional source for humans especially for fatty acids and vitamin E and is commonly used in cooking. The sources of vegetable edible oils are varied and include the seeds, pulps, fruits, and plumules of various plants. Palm, soybean, sunflower and rapeseed (canola) oils top the oils traded globally. In this article, review of literature on the availability of vegetable edible oils and its potential human health implications in Kenya was explored. Kenya...
Jan 04, 2023Open Access
This study was aimed at determining consumer preference and quality expectation of black hot pepper sauce “ shito” in general as a basis for developing oyster mushroom black hot pepper sauce. A structured questionnaire was administered to 103 respondents in Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana. Respondents preferred onion (4.94), oil (4.86), powdered pepper (4.50), mixed spices (4.51) ginger (4.50), salt (4.46), garlic (4.27) and tomato puree (3.99) as their ingredient to be used...
Oct 25, 2022Open Access
Rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus) farming has recently contributed to major impacts on food security in both local and holistic aspects. This paper aimed to identify the socio-demographic profile of rabbit raisers in Partido and characterize their motivation in pursuing rabbit production. This study was conducted in the 4th congressional district of Camarines Sur. It had a total of 24 rabbit farmer respondents who are raising at least 10 rabbit heads and with one-year production experience f...
Aug 26, 2022Open Access
Access to food is a humanitarian right where every person has the right to eat a qualitative quantity of food, enough to meet their basic needs. Hunger and malnutrition affecting infants and young children in most developing countries are two critical situations and constitute a public health problem. The objective of this work is to realize a formulation of infantile flour by using local products. The methodology applied is that of surface responses using the Box-Behnken matrix with three facto...
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