Edible salt is the most commonly used food additive. Therefore, the quality of this important product needs to be certain as it can be a vehicle for a number of contaminants. This study was aimed to investigate the level ...

Aflatoxins are known mycotoxins of high public health significance. They are related to acute and chronic mycotoxicosis. This study evaluated the level of Aflatoxin in two traditional alcoholic drinks of Ethiopia (Tella ...

Maize is an important crop for overall food security and for economic development in Ethiopia. However, the grain is vulnerable to degradation by mycotoxigenic fungi which include Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. ...

Recently, social protection has received attention of policy makers and researchers to use it as an instrument to build the adaptive capacity of the vulnerable. As learned from a range of experiences of different developing ...

The study was conducted in Soddo Zuria woreda, Wolita zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Multi stage sampling was used to select the respondents. Two kebeles were selected purposefully as to their potential to root crop production ...

Fruit juices and vegetable salad are important components of healthy diet, an extraordinary dietary source of nutrients, vitamins and fiber for humans and thus vital for health and well-being. Contamination of fruit juices ...

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a public health problem in Ethiopia. It affects vision, growth, tissue differentiation and immune system. Orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties are known to contain high amount of β-carotene ...

Forests play enormous role in combating climate change, the most pressing global issue currently, by sequestering and storing carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. This study was conducted to estimate of ...

Milk is a key contributor to improve nutrition and food security particularly in developing countries; moreover these products are widely consumed by children. Milk has the greatest demonstrated potential for introducing ...