RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Overview
The research and development activities broadly falls into thematic areas including Agriculture, food security, community development, policy implementation, climate change, natural resource management, and community development.
RESEARCH SPECIALIST BIODATA
Dr. John Kinyuru
Deputy Executive Director, African Institute for Capacity Development
List of Publications
- Konyole, S. O., Omollo, S. A., Kinyuru, J. N., Owuor, B. O., Estambale, B. B., Ritz, C., ... & Grenov, B. (2023). Associations between stunting, wasting and body composition: A longitudinal study in 6-to 15-month-old Kenyan children. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(4), 970- 978.
- Akullo, J. O., Kiage‐Mokua, B. N., Nakimbugwe, D., Ng'ang'a, J., & Kinyuru, J. (2023). Color, pH, microbiological, and sensory quality of crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus) flour preserved with ginger and garlic extracts. Food Science & Nutrition.
- Weru, J., Chege, P., Wanjoya, A., & Kinyuru, J. (2022). Comparison of healthfulness of conventional meats and edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa using three nutrient profiling models. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 46(1), 1-14.
- Mutisya, M. M., Baleba, S. B. S., Kinyuru, J. N., Tanga, C. M., Gicheha, M., Hailu, G., ... & Niassy, S. (2022). Effect of Desmodium intortum and black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) based meal on sensory and physicochemical properties of broiler chicken meat in Kenya. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 1-14.
- Ishara, J., Buzera, A., Mushagalusa, G. N., Hammam, A. R., Munga, J., Karanja, P., & Kinyuru, J. (2022). Nutraceutical potential of mushroom bioactive metabolites and their food functionality. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 46(1), e14025.
Research Projects
- The Africa Open Science Platform East African Node. Funded by the National Research Fund, South Africa (2023 – 2028).
- Establishing a digital innovations hub for Climate Smart Agriculture and Trade. Funded by African-European Digital Innovation Bridge Network of European Commission (2023 – 2025)
- Nutritional outcomes of feeding children under 5 years with porridge fortified with cricket powder. Funded by Rockefeller Foundation (2022 – 2024)
- HEALTHYNSECT: Insects for improved livelihood. Funded by Danida, Denmark (2020 -2024).
- Enhancing food and nutrition security through promotion of edible insects’ value chain in Eastern Africa (Ento-Economy). Funded African-European ERA-NET Cofund (LEAP-Agri) (2018-2021).