A review of the contribution of cowpea leaves to food and nutrition security in East Africa

JO Owade, G Abong', M Okoth… - Food Science & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cowpea leaf is among the African indigenous vegetables that have been recommended for
possible alleviation of food and nutrition insecurity in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The …

Choice experiments and value-chain modeling of attribute improvements to increase vegetable consumption in Kenya

J Li, W Gonzalez, E Monterrosa, MI Gómez… - Food Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Improvement of diets through increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables is of global
importance. However, existing information about the factors affecting fruit and vegetable …

Genotype-by-Environment Interaction for the Contents of Micro-Nutrients and Protein in the Green Pods of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)

AS Gerrano, ZG Thungo, H Shimelis, J Mashilo… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is a drought-tolerant legume crop widely cultivated in
arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including South Africa. The leaves …

Commercialization of African indigenous vegetables: evidence from Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe

MP Moyo, S Tatsvarei, T Rukasha… - Cogent Social …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The study was carried out in Murehwa, Mutoko, and Goromonzi district in Mashonaland East
Province, Zimbabwe guided by the objective of analyzing factors that determine …

Analysis of wheat traits that determine female farmers' preferences for wheat varieties: Gender insight from southern tigray, ethiopia

SA Kebede, GD Tariku - CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
Background Wheat productivity has been constrained by changing agroecological and socio-
economic conditions, coupled with a lower uptake of new farm technologies. Gender …

[HTML][HTML] Consumer awareness and willingness to pay for naturally preserved solar-dried mangoes: Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya

E Mujuka, J Mburu, A Ogutu, J Ambuko… - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dried mangoes are new in the Kenyan market and there are no studies in Kenya to
demonstrate consumer awareness and willingness to pay (WTP) for them. The use of natural …

Gender‐differentiated preference for sweetpotato traits and their drivers among smallholder farmers: Implications for breeding

J Namirimu, JJ Okello, AM Kizito… - Crop Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To improve sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) productivity, several improved high‐yielding
varieties have been developed by breeders. However, many farmers still grow low‐yielding …

Enhancing the Glopan Food Systems Framework by Integrating Gender: Relevance for Women in African Agriculture

E Mkandawire, M Mentz-Coetzee, MN Mangheni… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, gender inequalities constrain food security, with women often disproportionately
affected. Women play a fundamental role in household food and nutrition security. The …

Consumer demand for novel fruit and vegetable products with extended shelf lives in East Africa: a multinational multi-product analysis

J Tepe, M Benali, D Lemken - Public Health Nutrition, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: To evaluate the potential of products made out of underutilised fruits and
vegetables for closing seasonal nutritional gaps among rural and urban consumers in East …

Analysing the potential impacts of three interventions on fruit and vegetable consumption in urban Kenya using participatory systems modelling

CF Nicholson, E Monterrosa - Public Health Nutrition, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: This study uses participatory modelling with stakeholders to assess the potential
impacts of three interventions intended to increase fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption in …