Scientist Florence Wambugu works with farmers in Kenya a country in East Africa. She helps them grow bigger and better crops. Wambugu is especially interested in finding simple ways to produce more food. In the past ten years Wambugu has spent much of her time studying sweet potatoes which are...
He was the only person that tried to develop a type of hybrid rice species in the world.C. Because of his hard work, the production of the rice was increased.D. Hybrid rice plants in Kenya produce four to five times more rice than the country's usual nice plants.(...
The University of Delaware’s IFT-approved degree in food science provides students with three primary ways to take advantage of undergraduate research opportunities, as a volunteer, for a salary, or for credit. The summer scholars’ program provides top undergraduates the opportunity to conduct in-...
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene): this common additive used to prevent oxidation in a wide variety of foods and cosmetics is listed by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in 2005 as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” on the basis of experimental findings in animals. It is also...
A global value chain approach to smallholder flower production in Kenya. J. Agribus. Dev. Emerg. Econ. 2013, 3, 4–26. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Wang, H.; Wang, X.; Sarkar, A.; Qian, L. Evaluating the impacts of smallholder farmer’s participation in modern agricultural value ...
In Kenya, quinoa research results showed a high grain quality and a greater yield as compared to the Andean region of South America. These results show that quinoa has a great potential for adaptation under diverse and different environmental conditions [60]. In food-deficient countries, ...
they consider farmers and scientists as equal contributors to the production of knowledge; they are involved in multiple life-worlds: for instance, being both a farmer and an outreach specialist or scientist; and they are closely associated with movements furthering the development of local and sust...