Enhancing yellow maize production for sustainable food and nutrition security in Kenya
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چکیده
Maize is a strategic staple crop serving both as human food and feed in the livestock sector. It therefore has critical socioeconomic value safeguarding against nutrition insecurity. yields are however low especially among smallholder farmers who rely on this for their livelihood sustenance. This rendered most Sub-Saharan Africa countries such Kenya to be net importers depended aid mainly form of maize. Even though white maize variety nutritionally inferior, it produced consumed with little regard placed yellow We reviewed 154 articles reports highlight challenges facing production sustainable agricultural practices that should embraced overcome them, nutritional benefits maize, factors hindering its consumption research gaps need addressed enhance utilization. Key identified include shrinking land sizes, declining soil fertility, adverse unpredictable weather patterns devastating striga weed. Intercropping cereals legumes have great potential efficient land, water nutrient resource utilization, manage weeds minimize failure effects. combined integrated fertility management will ensure increased yields. was found higher carotenoid content hence superior when taken grain provides low-cost balanced diet. Despite this, utilization because regarded poor man’s crop, associated reserved feed. negative perception can changed through educational campaigns order local encourage social acceptability alleviate vitamin A deficiency, key limiting micronutrient. In conclusion, tapping superiority legume intercropping enhanced.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: East African journal of science, technology and innovation
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2707-0425']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37425/eajsti.v2i.341