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This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. However, neither men nor women have absolute allocative efficiency. Women farmer...


Alene, A.Manyong, Victor M.Omanya, G.Mignouna, H.Bokanga, M.Odhiambo, G.D.[Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya]Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya
Alene, Arega D.Manyong, Victor M.Omanya, G.Mignouna, H.D.Bokanga, M.Odhiambo, G.[Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya]Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya

The effects of boiling on the microstructure of yams and their association with the textural quality of “boiled yam,” arguably the most common food product from yams, were studied using six varieties with variable cooking qualities from each of the two species, Dioscorea alata L. and D. rotundata...


Otegbayo, B.Aina, J.Asiedu, RobertBokanga, M.[Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality]Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality

Cassava roots, a major food in Africa, contain cyanogenic glucosides that may cause toxic effects. Malawian women farmers considered fields of seemingly similar cassava plants to be mixes of both ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars. They regard roots from ‘cool’ cultivars as non-toxic. Roots of ‘bitter...


Mkumbira, J.Chiwona-Karltun, L.Lagercrantz, U.Mahungu, N.M.Saka, J.Mhone, A.Bokanga, M.Brimer, L.Gullberg, U.Rosling, H.[Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"]Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"
Chukwumah, Y.Ng, S.Y.C.Bokanga, M.[Genotypic and tissue differences in biosynthetic activity for linamarin production in cassava]Genotypic and tissue differences in biosynthetic activity for linamarin production in cassava

The rate of cassava leaf consumption in Africa was assessed by a combination of informal interviews, the use of questionnaires and information from the literature. Countries were rated to have high, average, low, or no consumption of cassava leaves. The mode of cassava leaf preparation was studie...


Achidi, A.Ajayi, O.Maziya-Dixon, B.B.Bokanga, M.[The use of cassava leaves as food in Africa]The use of cassava leaves as food in Africa

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