45 Citations
Effect of Incorporating Orange Flesh Sweet Potato Flour, Starch and Non-starch Residue Flour to Wheat on the Quality Characteristics of Cookies
- 2021
Cookies was produced from wheat ( Trititum spp ) orange flesh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) flour, starch and non-starch residue blends. The orange-fleshed sweet potatoes were washed, peeled,…
Planning for Food Security Using Roots and Tubers as Functional Foods in Nigeria: A Review
- Emerging Challenges in Agriculture and Food Science Vol. 2
- 2021
This paper dwells on planning for food security using roots and tubers as functional foods in Nigeria as global food crisis imposes a serious risk towards world peace and security. This review…
Adoption Spells of Improved Potato Varieties by Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Ethiopia: The Duration Approach
- BusinessZeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego
- 2019
Potato is mainly tagged as a food security crop in Ethiopia. However, its productivity remains low due to low adoption of improved technologies by smallholder farmers. Duration models, namely,…
Effect of Climatic and Non-Climatic Factors on Cassava Yields in Togo: Agricultural Policy Implications
- Mathematics
- 2017
This paper examines the effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on cassava yields in Togo using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) modelling approach and pairwise Granger Causality tests.…
Below ground food producing plants and their contribution to the world food kitty – A review
- EconomicsThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
- 2021
Below ground crops in general are regarded as the Treasures in the soil in view of their very high-yield potentialwhich in turn is hidden inside the soil. Taking into account the potentialities of…
Assessing the Storage Root Development of Cassava with a New Analysis Tool
- Plant Phenomics
- 2022
Storage roots of cassava plants crops are one of the main providers of starch in many South American, African, and Asian countries. Finding varieties with high yields is crucial for growing and…
Performance Evaluation on the Utilization of an Established Variable Amplitude and Frequency of Vibrating Container for Potential Application in Slowing Down Sprouting in Yam
- EngineeringUNIOSUN Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
- 2022
A variable amplitude and frequency of mechanical vibrating container working on cam and follower mechanism have been established. This study carried out a performance evaluation on the utilization of…
Development of an Arduino-Based Robotic Arm Yam Heap Maker
- Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics
- 2022
: In this study, a prototype robotic arm yam heap-maker using Arduino was developed. Nigeria produces around 75% of global yam production which is widely consumed as staple foods in Africa and Asia…
The effect of gender on end‐user preferences for yam quality descriptors
- MedicineFood science & nutrition
- 2022
Abstract Improving the effectiveness of breeding programs could be achieved by breeding for consumers' preferences. The relationship between gender and consumer preferences for yam was studied using…
Performance Evaluation of Organic and Conventional Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Production in the West Region of Cameroon: An Economic Policy Review
- Journal of Experimental Agriculture International
- 2022
Aims: To describe the socio-economic characteristics of potato producers, compare the performance and identify production challenges of organic and conventional potato production in the West region…