Anaerobic digestion is a process in which microorganisms break down biodegradable substrates in the absence of oxygen. It can be used to treat various organic wastes and recover bio-energy in the form of biogas, which ...

Introduction: Complementary feeding is the central pillars supporting healthy growth and development of children. Lack of appropriate breast-feeding and complementary feeding practice are the main cause of under nutrition. ...

Background: Optimal cognitive, emotional development and physiological function in children and adolescents requires access to food of adequate quantity and quality at all stages in life. Recurrent food insecurity as ...

Nowadays, scientists and engineers working in the study area of materials are too concerned with sustainability issues and environmental protection. Pineapple leaf fiber is a natural fiber with high cellulose content, ...

‘‘Tella’’ is one of the Ethiopian traditional beverages prepared by mother’s traditional way of fermentation from different ingredients and using different recipe. It is the most commonly consumed alcoholic ...

This study has been conducted to do life cycle environmental impact assessment for cement –mortar brick household bio-digester and reinforced fiberglass household bio-digester. Primary and secondary data are used for the ...

Mango is one of the leading fruits produced by smallholder farmers in Northwestern Ethiopia, especially in the midland and lowland areas of the Upper Blue Nile Basin. During the peak season, farmers ...

Background: Dietary diversity is the consumption of variety of food items over a reference time. It is one of the important indicators to assess the nutrient adequacy and diversity of diet. However, little is known about ...

Postharvest losses of tomatoes have been estimated to be more than 40%. Drying tomatoes using the appropriate dryer and condition to the optimum storage moisture content minimizes the postharvest loss. It has been ...

Cement is obtained by heating a mixture of limestone with iron oxide, aluminium oxide and silicon oxides; and grinding the resulting clinker together with calcium sulfates and slag, limestone, ...