In the last decade, bioethanol has become a powerful biofuel for the improvement of
environmental pollution such as reduction in greenhouse gas levels. Yet, the source and …

Shea nuts are a nutritionally and economically important tree crop harvested seasonally in
rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Storage losses are a major constraint in the shea nut …

Pili nut production in the Philippines has grown steadily, but it faces significant challenges
from pests and diseases, notably kernel rot. Yield losses due to this pathogen are still not …

Résumé La présente étude vise à évaluer les maladies et les plantes vasculaires du karité
(Vitellaria paradoxa CF Gaertn) dans les savanes Soudanienne (SS) et Nord guinéenne …

Common bean is a legume grown globally especially in developing countries including
Cameroon for human consumption. In Cameroon it is grown in a wide variety of agro …

The essence of packaging and storage of agricultural produce is to prevent undue moisture
migration between produce and its environment. Moisture contributes to the rate at which …

Samples of Shea butter were randomly collected from five local markets from four different
states in Nigeria. Isolation and identification of microbial contaminants (Bacteria and Fungi) …

Fruit bats survey and interviews were conducted to collect data on bat roosting sites and
gatherers' motivation for collecting nuts respectively. Three different fruit bat species were …

Shea kernels constitute a major source of income and nutritional components for a vast
majority of the population in many African countries including Nigeria, particularly the rural …

The study into the traceability of the microflora contaminating the different stages of the
traditional method of Shea butter processing was carried out with the aim of identifying the …