Avocado farming is a popular enterprise among small holder avocado farmers in Meru-County Kenya. The sector is rapidly growing and the country is ranked as the 6th world producer of avocado. However, the developed avocado value chain is experiencing high food losses along different phases of the chain. …

Despite the effort of different researchers in Kenya, Post-harvest milk loss in the supply chain is a persistent challenge in the dairy sector. This study was about the post-harvest loss reduction in the milk value chain using Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, Kiambu county - Kenya as a case …

Kenya is among the top ten avocado exporters in the world and the top exporter in Africa. There is a rising demand for good quality avocados in the domestic market in Kenya and globally. Food safety is also increasingly becoming a big concern for consumers of fresh food in local and domestic markets. …

The main objective of this study was to analyse food loss and waste (FLW) at the production, collection, processing, distribution, and consumption level with focus on smallholder farmers in avocado value chain in Nandi County, Kenya. The findings from this study show that there is high rate of FLW produced …

Milk and milk products are responsible for around 21% of worldwide food losses, with annual after harvest milk losses ranging from 10% to 23%. Losses in production, post-harvest, and distribution are more typical in economically underdeveloped countries like Kenya. FORQLAB is a Kenyan Programme aimed …

This study was born out of concern that current methods for sludge disposal negatively impact the ecosystem. One method to alleviate this is to break down sludge through biological processes. This study aimed to gauge if there is sufficient impetus to develop a sludge disposal system using modified organisms. …

Kelvion refrigeration B.V is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heat exchangers, who provide solutions for almost every industrial application imaginable, working in an engineer to order fashion to provide the customers with the utmost ability to customize their products. In theory, 9 weeks …

Bulk molding compound (BMC) thermoset (bio) composites are difficult to recycle because they cannot be melted for reprocessing. However, this group of materials is often used in high-end applications where strength and lightweight materials are required, such as boat hulls, aircraft parts, car parts, …

Background and aim ʹ Many countries signed the Paris Agreement to mitigate global average temperature rise. In this context, Dutch government decided to realize a reduction of 50% using resources and raw materials in 2030. This paper explores how practice-based research into facility operations can …