Recently added articles from African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development:
Improving honey production in worker bees (Apis mellifera Adansoni L.) Hymenoptera: Apidae) through artificial modification of their feeding activities.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Honey bees Apis mellifera Adansoni L. (Hymenoptera:Apidae) are known for their honey production and pollinating activities [1,2]. In Nigeria among the Yoruba tribes in Okeogun and the Tivs in Benue, beekeeping has been part of the normal agricultural enterprise ...
Evaluation of some maternal and socio-economic factors associated with low Birthweight among women in the upper east region, Ghana.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... BACKGROUND Childbirth all over the world mostly comes with joy not only for the infant's parents but the whole family at large and also attracts attention from both close relations and community members. In Ghana, to be specific, the family members, especially the women clad ...
The influence of socio-economic and nutritional characteristics on child growth in Kwale District of Kenya.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Major progress has been made over the past few decades in reducing child malnutrition in developing countries. Between 1970 and 1995 the proportion of malnourished children was reduced by 15% in developing countries [1, 2]. In spite of this achievement, 27% of ...
Evaluation of chemical and bacteriological quality of raw milk from Neudamm dairy farm in Namibia.(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Milk from a healthy udder contains very few numbers of bacteria (<3x[10.sup.4]cfu/ml) but may become contaminated by microorganisms from the surrounding environment during milking and milk handling, from water and milk equipments [1]. Dairy products quality defects ...
Studies on the traditional methods of production of maize tuwo (a Nigerian non-fermented maize dumpling).(Report)
Oct 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal grain in Nigeria and the world at large. Its utilization includes food uses, for industrial processing as a raw material, and for animal feed formulation [1]. However, utilization of maize for food production is the most ...