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Food control in Uganda: a case of the rice value chain
(Makerere University, 2023-01)
Food control is of national strategic interest to guarantee food safety and protect human health. Uganda has a multi-agency food control system where mandates and quality infrastructure are fragmented into different ...
Development of a shelf stable cricket flour for use as a food ingredient
(Makerere University, 2022-12-12)
In many African cultures, insects are part of the human diet. Insects have also been associated with a low ecological foot print
because fewer natural resources are required for their production. Therefore, the Food and ...
Assessing levels of E-coli and heavy metals in green vegetables grown in the Nakivubo wetlands
(Makerere University, 2021)
Provision of adequate food for the increasing population is one of the major concerns of urban areas. In the case of Kampala city, urban agriculture is increasingly practiced in wetlands. Different studies have established ...
Effectiveness of the Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags for preservation of common dry beans "Phaseolus vulgaris L."
(Makerere University, 2022-12-21)
Common dry bean Phaseolus vulgaris L. is a nearly “perfect food” because it is significant for promoting food and nutrition security, besides being a source of household income for rural and urban communities. Conversely, ...
Antibiotic residues in fresh and roasted chicken meat sold in Mukono district
(Makerere University, 2022-12-22)
Increased demand in poultry meat has led to rear poultry in the shortest period of time with maximum output. This has resulted into increased use of antibiotics.
Objectives: This study was designed to assess antibiotics ...
Physical-chemical and Microbial Quality of Raw Milk along the Milk Supply Chain in Kiboga Distrcict
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)
The dairy sector is crucial for rural development, poverty reduction, food and nutrition security
in Uganda yet its potential remains underexploited with substantial amounts of milk lost at and
beyond the farm. This study ...
Encapsulation of Banana phenolics using modified Matooke (East African Highland Cooking Banana - AAAEA) starch
(Makerere University, 2023-01-18)
The main aim of this research was to explore possibility of utilisation of the vast amounts of banana waste through extraction of phenolic compounds due to their potential functional properties as well as investigate the ...
Assessing Erosion Risk and Heavy Metal Loading in Sediment from the Inner Murchison Bay Catchment
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Lake Victoria's Inner Murchison Bay (IMB) is suffering from deteriorating water quality, with
pollutants including heavy metals posing ecological and human health concerns. The information gaps on sediment from the ...
Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers along the rice value chain of Uganda
(Journal of Food Industry, 2022-02)
Food handlers play a critical role in controlling food contamination from “farm to fork”.
Therefore, inadequate knowledge, poor attitudes and improper practices by food handlers
pose a serious challenge to food safety. ...
Grain characteristics and composition of selected new Sorghum lines
(Makerere University, 2022)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional and technological properties of new sorghum lines. Grain characteristics (pericarp thickness, hardness, bulk density, kernel size, thousand kernel weight, ...