The sisal industry in Kenya has been among the world leading producer of sisal. During sisal leaf decortications, only 2.7-7.3% of the leaf produces the fiber. Through auditing, in the year 2010, Kenya generated 611, 875 ...

In recent years, the use of agro-industrial residues as feedstocks for biogas production has gained great attention worldwide due to limited reserves of fossil fuels. The sisal industry in Tanzania generates large quantities ...

Mushrooms consumed in recent times have increased both in the amounts as well as the number of species consumed. The main bioactive components in mushroom are phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene. ...

Kitui town, a small but fast growing town in arid south-eastern Kenya faces unreliable water supply and residents are highly dependent on shallow wells as the main source of water for domestic use. A study was carried ...

Effects of pure and mixed substrates of sisal waste, grass (Panicum coloratum) and a combination of the two substrates at 50:50 (w/w) on nutritional composition, minerals and antioxidant potential of sun-dried Pleurotus ...

A simple and efficient plant regeneration system via direct organogenesis was established in finger millet using in vitro derived shoot apical meristems. Six varieties; GBK-043128, GBK-043094, GBK043050, GBK-043137, ...

Sisal leaf decortications residue (SLDR) is amongst the most abundant agro-industrial residues in Tanzania and is a good feedstock for biogas production. Pre-treatment of the residue prior to its anaerobic digestion (AD) ...