August 2017

Inventory of farmers’ indigenous innovations for primary processing and storage of selected food legumes in Uganda: Implications to food safety and storage bruchids management

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) are among important food legumes in African small scale agricultural systems and livelihoods of many rural poor. High volumes of these food legumes are lost during storage, mostly to a group of beetles called bruchids. To be able to develop safe, sustainable and effective practices of managing storage bruchids, it was critical to first...

Author(s): Muhumuza, J. B., Muyanja, C. and Muzira, R.