African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

Fruit consumption and storage practices among rural households in Chamwino district, Dodoma, Tanzania

Mwanaisha Assim Ngawembela
  • Mwanaisha Assim Ngawembela
  • Department of Food Science and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, P. O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri
  • Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri
  • Department of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Lucy Mlipano Chove
  • Lucy Mlipano Chove
  • Department of Food Science and Bioprocess Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, P. O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 03 March 2023
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2023

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