Browsing School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengeneering (SFTNB) Collection by Issue Date "2021-01"
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Assessment and prediction of land use land cover changes: A case of Lake Kijanebalola watershed in Rakai district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)This research focused on the assessment of historical trends and prediction of future land use land cover changes in Lake Kijanebalola Watershed in Rakai district in Uganda using remote sensing (RS) and geographical ... -
Design and construction of an adjustable pedal operated coffee pulper for small-holder farmers
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Coffee is one of the most tradable commodities globally in most of the developing countries with high foreign exchange earnings. In Africa, Uganda was the second largest coffee exporter after Ethiopia in the year 2017 with ... -
Development of a pedal operated seed cleaner for seeds with diameter size range of 6.6 – 18mm
(Makerere University, 2021-01)In Uganda, legumes and grains seeds are mainly cleaned using traditional methods of manual winnowing and conventional screening which are inefficient, labour intensive and time consuming. The available imported seed cleaners ... -
Effect of thermal processing of Sweet potato chips on drying kinetics and quality retention
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Sweet potatoes are a significant crop and are popular among consumers. Preserving fresh sweet potatoes by making of sweet potatoes chips is a common practice in the northern and eastern (Teso) regions of Uganda.The quality ... -
Gendered impacts of climate change among smallholder farmers in Mpatta Sub-county, Mukono district
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Agriculture is the major economic activity for Uganda employing more than 80% of the population with over 69% practicing subsistence agriculture as their main source of livelihood. Agriculture performance fluctuates ... -
Hygienic Practices and Microbial Quality of Sugarcane sold in Polyethene bags on Kampala streets
(Makerere University, 2021-01)A study aimed at assessing hygienic practices of street sugarcane vendors and microbial quality of sugarcane cuts sold in Kampala district. Thirty vendors were interviewed and samples were purchased for microbial analysis. ... -
Nutritional Composition, Anti-oxidant Potential and Shelf Stability of Mint Flavored Passion Fruit Juice
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Previously, mint has been used to flavor several foods but no emphasis was put on flavoring certain juices such as passion fruit juice. Thus, its effect on the properties of passion fruit juice were unknown. Much as different ...