Introduction: globally diarrhea is rated as the second leading cause of mortality among children below the age of five years. The highest rates of morbidity and mortality as a result of diarrhea are reported in ...

Indigenous fruits, which are usually underutilized, play an important role in food and nutrition security especially in developing countries. Vitex payos fruit (chocolate berry) is one such example which is currently ...

Background: Access to electricity in rural areas is critical for beneficiary households, local communities, and the economy as a whole. Indeed, access to electricity is one of the factors that will determine the realization ...

Plastics derived from fossil fuels are associated with major post-use challenges and environmental pollution. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are bio-based polymers synthesized by microorganisms as storage products under ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between green procurement and the performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Kenya. Methodology: An explanatory research design was ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lead time management practice on supply chain leverage of sugar manufacturing firms in Kenya Methodology: A census survey sampling was adopted and ...

Carissa edulis is a tropical plant belonging to the family Apocynaceae. e species is widely used in the preparation of various herbal medicines. Earlier works in Kenya show that an aqueous extract from the roots of C. ...

Due to an increasing amount of household plastic waste, sustainable plastics waste management systems have become increasingly important. We report on the feasibility of using recycled polypropylene (PP) from the commonly ...