African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 983

Full Length Research Paper

Production, consumption, processing and marketing of the baobab fruit (Adansonia digitata L.) in Kenya

Angela Wanjiku Mwangi
  • Angela Wanjiku Mwangi
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Catherine Nkirote Kunyanga
  • Catherine Nkirote Kunyanga
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Cecilia Moraa Onyango
  • Cecilia Moraa Onyango
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 12 November 2022
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2023
  •  Published: 28 February 2023

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