• Heavy Metals and Pathogen Content on Soil, Water and Produce in Urban Agriculture of Nairobi City 

  Njenga, John Ng’ang’a (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-08-31)

  Urban and peri-urban agriculture in Nairobi City County (NCC) is growing as a means of income generation, employment, nutrition and food security. However, environmental health risks outweigh urban agriculture practices ...
• Physicochemical, Nutritional and Functional Properties of Popped Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) and its Application in Product Development 

  Koros, Clarice Jepchirchir (2026-08-06)

  Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a highly nutritious grain with significant health benefits; however, its traditional processing methods have not been fully optimized for modern applications to enhance commercialization. ...
• Farmers’ Perceptions, Occurrence and Transmission of Moroccan Watermelon Mosaic Virus Infecting Cucurbits in Selected Counties in Kenya 

  Wutue, Abenigo Sieh (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-07-30)

  Cucurbits are important food crops worldwide due to their nutritional benefits and also contribution to the national economies. In Kenya, cucurbits are mainly produced by small scale farmers for their leaves, immature and ...
• Farmers’ Perceptions, Occurrence and Transmission of Moroccan Watermelon Mosaic Virus Infecting Cucurbits in Selected Counties in Kenya 

  Wutue, Abenigo Sieh (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-07-22)

  Cucurbits are important food crops worldwide due to their nutritional benefits and also contribution to the national economies. In Kenya, cucurbits are mainly produced by small scale farmers for their leaves, immature and ...
• Development of Sorghum-Wheat Buns Enriched with Giant African Land Snail Meat Powder for Improved Protein among Children Aged 3-10 Years 

  Agengo, Fredrick Benard (JKUAT-COANRE, 2026-05-28)

  Protein nutrition is important for human health because its deficiency results in public health problems such as Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM). The situation is worse among children aged 3 to 10 years, a critical stage ...
• Physicochemical, Functional Properties of Edible Insects’ Chitin and Antimicrobial Properties of Derivatives Produced Through In Vitro Chitin Digestion and Fermentation 

  Ndiritu, Alex Karuiru (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-05-28)

  Globally and in Kenya, there is a concerted effort to promote the consumption of edible insects. However, chitin poses a challenge to the utilization of edible insects as human food, since it is not digestible by the human ...
• Assessment of the Sources and Hydrological Impacts of Best Management Practices on Pollutants Flow Using SWAT in Nyangores River of Upper Mara Basin, Kenya 

  Kigira, Francis Karanja (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-05-21)

  The Nyangores River watershed, located in Kenya's upper Mara Basin has challenges of rivers degradation, where increased non-point source pollution has caused water quality issues. The objectives were identify the key ...
• Effect of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal Inclusion in Layer Feeds on the Quality of the Eggs 

  Mwangi, James Kamothoi (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-05-20)

  The high cost of fish meal (FM), a conventional protein source in poultry feeds, presents a major challenge especially for the small-scale farmers. Black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) is a promising nutrient rich ...
• Nutrient Composition of Two Cricket Species (Scapsipedus icipe and Gryllus bimaculatus), and Effect of Extrusion Process Optimization on Nutritional, Functional and Sensory Properties of Maize-Cricket Porridge Flour 

  Murugu, Dorothy Kanorio (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-05-11)

  Globally, there is growing interest in integrating cricket flour into plant-based foods to combat nutritional insecurity. However, data on the nutrient profiles of Scapsipedus icipe and Gryllus bimaculatus—the most ...
• Heavy Metals and Pathogen Content on Soil, Water and Produce in Urban Agriculture of Nairobi City 

  Njenga, John Ng’ang’a (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-05-04)

  Urban and peri-urban agriculture in Nairobi City County (NCC) is growing as a means of income generation, employment, nutrition and food security. However, environmental health risks outweigh urban agriculture practices ...
• Farmers’ Perceptions, Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Groundnut Rosette Disease in Western Kenya 

  Were, Eric Osewo (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-03-26)

  Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is the most important viral disease of groundnuts in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, GRD attack especially before flowering results in 100% loss in pod yield. Surveys were conducted between ...
• Management of Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita Using Tithonia diversifolia and Tagetes minuta Through a Slow-Release Technique in Tomato 

  Macharia, Rachael Muthoni (COANRE- JKUAT, 2026-02-24)

  Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an economically important crop in Africa produced largely by small-scale farmers. The root-knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood, causes serious constraints ...
• Utilization of Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a Protein Source in Fish Diets for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 

  Kariuki, Mercy Wangui (JKUAT-COANRE, 2026-02-16)

  Insect meals, such as black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), have the potential to be used as a source of protein in animal feeds due to their high nutritional profile and cost effectiveness. The objective of this study was to ...
• Utilization of Indigenous Plant-Based Treatments and Nixtamalization for Mitigating Mycotoxin Contamination in Maize in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 

  Matendo, Esther Rehema (JKUAT-COANRE, 2025-12-02)

  Food security considerations have shifted in recent years with the recognition that available food should also be nutritious and safe. Mycotoxins, which are secondary metabolites produced by a number of mycotoxigenic molds ...
• Comparative Study of Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of Preschool Children 3-5 Years in a School Feeding Programme and Those Not in the Programme in Ganze Constituency, Kilifi County, Kenya Beatrice Okoth Mungai 

  Mungai, Beatrice Okoth (JKUAT-COANRE, 2025-12-01)

  School feeding programmes have been introduced in most of the developing countries to improve child health and reduce malnutrition. However, high levels of undernutrition still prevail in the arid and semi-arid areas of ...
• Determinants of Finger Millet Adoption and Dis-Adoption among Smallholder Farmers in Nakuru, Kenya 

  Nyandigisi, Richard Mireri (COANRE- JKUAT, 2025-09-09)

  Kenya's national annual finger millet production is projected at 0.91 tons per hectare for the 2024/2025, significantly below its potential yield of 2.5 tons per hectare. This production gap exists despite the crop’s ...
• Morpho-Molecular Characterization of Fusarium oxysporum F.sp. Cubense Associated Fungal Species, Antagonism and Effects on Disease Severity and Growth of Tissue-Cultured Banana Varieties 

  Wariebi, Alaric Browne (JKUAT-COANRE, 2025-07-24)

  Banana (Musa spp.), is the most produced fruit worldwide. It is a major staple food for many countries in the tropics and sub tropics serves as it serves as a food security crop and a source of income generation in countries ...
• Evaluation of Breed Suitability, Productivity and Profitability of Smallholder Dairy Cattle production System in Kenya 

  Menjo, Dominic Kiplagat (COANRE- JKUAT, 2025-07-11)

  Dairy cattle production contributes approximately 4% of Kenya’s GDP and generates income for more than 1.8 million smallholder farmers in Kenya. Development of the sector is thus very crucial. However, most of the data ...
• Efficacy of Trichoderma hamatum in the Management of Rice blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) 

  Paye, Manjoe Aaron Bandiyo (COANRE- JKUAT, 2025-07-09)

  Rice is a crop of economic importance worldwide and over 3.5 billion people depend on it as a staple food source. Rice is considered the third most important cereal crop in the world after maize and wheat, which is grown ...
• Effect of Organic Fertilizers on the Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Quality of Kale (Brassica oleracea L) 

  Mensah, Grace Tete (COANRE- JKUAT, 2025-07-04)

  Kale (Brassica oleracea L) is widely grown by Kenyan smallholder farmers, but its production is hindered by declining soil health from prolonged inorganic fertilizer use. With rising interest in sustainable farming, ...

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