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RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY Mr. Meshack K. Korir JKUAT

Sep 22, 2014

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ASSESSMENT OF POSTHARVEST LOSSES OF RICE: A CASE STUDY OF MWEA AND WESTERN IRRIGATION SCHEMES OF KENYA. RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY Mr. Meshack K. Korir JKUAT. INTRODUCTION. Rice is the third most important staple food in Kenya after maize and wheat

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ASSESSMENT OF POSTHARVEST LOSSES OF RICE: A CASE STUDY OF MWEA AND WESTERN IRRIGATION SCHEMES OF KENYA RESEARCH PROPOSALBYMr. Meshack K. KorirJKUAT

INTRODUCTION • Rice is the third most important staple food in Kenya after maize and wheat • According to NIB, 95% of rice in Kenya is grown under irrigation while the rest grow under rain fed condition • Due to production inefficiencies and increased demand of rice, Kenya is only able to meet 20 % of its needs • NIB has estimated per capita rice consumption of 7 kg which is expected to increase to 11kg by 2015

INTRODUCTION • MOA of Kenya has estimated annual consumption of rice to increase at a rate of 12% compared to 4 % for wheat and 1% for maize • This is as a result of increasing consumption of rice due to changing eating habits particularly for the urban consumers • Therefore, rice production need to be increased if the rising demand for rice is to be met.

INTRODUCTION • Rice availability and accessibility can be increased by: • increasing production, • improving distribution and • reducing the losses • Thus, reduction of postharvest losses is a critical component of ensuring future national food security.

INTRODUCTION • Postharvest Food Loss can be quantitative or qualitative • Quantitative is measured by decreased weight or volume (Weight loss during drying process and de-husking are not PHL) • Qualitative is reduced nutrient value and unwanted changes to taste, color, texture, or cosmetic features of food

INTRODUCTION • Problem statement and justification • Research on the improvement of rice production has received considerable attention and funding compared to postharvest activities • In Sub-Saharan Africa: quantitative postharvest losses is 10 to 22% • Minimizing PHL could translate to reduction in: • rice imports, • economic losses • Food security

INTRODUCTION Problem statement and justification • In Kenya, there is inadequate information on postharvest losses of rice with regards to: • What ? • Where? and • Why? the losses occur in the production system • For effective reduction of losses, it is important to estimate the losses and the stages at which they occur

Broad objective • To assess the postharvest losses that occur in rice from harvesting to milling at Mwea, Ahero, West Kano and Bunyala irrigation schemes of Kenya and hence sound scientific solutions Specific objectives • To gather information on postharvest losses of rice in Ahero, West Kano and Bunyala irrigation schemes • To determine postharvest losses of rice at harvesting, threshing, drying, storage and milling.

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice • PHL of rice occur at various stage which include: • Harvesting • Threshing • Drying • storage • milling

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice 1.Harvest Losses • Method of harvesting is link to losses. Too much paddy handling create problems both in quality and quantity (NAPHIRE, 1997) • In kenya and other developing countries traditional manual methods such as sickle methods are the most common.

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice 2.Threshing Losses • Threshing losses depend on the method used • The methods are generally classified as manual, animal or mechanical (FAO, 1997). • The simplest threshing systems for rice is striking the panicles against a hard surface. Others include: • Trampling underfoot • Driving the animals over a layer of sheaves about 30cm thick • Treading out which is accomplished with vehicle or tractor

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice 3. Losses during drying • Drying period of harvested paddy rice depends on whether it will be stored for a short or long period or whether it is intended for milling. • Sun drying is traditional method of drying the harvested rice • The crop is either left in the field to dry after reaping before threshing, or spread out on mats or pavements after threshing. • Most losses in drying occur due to: • poor technical performance of the technology or • improper use of the technology,

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice 4. Storage losses • Pest infestation due to insects, rodents, and birds is a real threat when paddy or milled rice is stored. • Measures to control infestation include fumigation of the stock with phosphine gas

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice 5.Milling losses • According to De Padua (1999), milling losses are due to; • Inherent poor technical performance of milling machinery, • Operator ineptitude • Impact: poor milling yields • Rice breakage during the milling process increased with the decreasing kernel diameter (Matthews and Spadaro, 1976)

LITERATURE REVIEW Postharvest loss profile of rice 5.Milling losses • Rice breakage during the milling process decreased with the increasing paddy moisture content in the range of 12 to 16% (Dilday, 1987) • To have a high quality milling process with reasonable rice breakage, paddy must be harvested at the optimum moisture content and at the suitable stage of maturity (Luh, 1991) • Long and tiny rice kernels are more susceptible to breakage during the milling process (Clement and Seguy, 1994)

METHODOLOGY Study Area • The study will be conducted at: • Mwea • Ahero • West Kano and • Bunyala irrigation schemes • The study will be done in two phases: • Baseline survey and • A field work

METHODOLOGY A baseline Survey • A baseline survey will be conducted in the study areas • Well structured questionnaires will be used for abstracting information on farmers’ perception and knowledge of postharvest losses of rice • This will be complemented through information obtained from interviews and target group discussions • Stakeholders and scientist will be engaged in evaluating the postharvest losses in rice in the study areas as well as look for possible solutions

METHODOLOGY Field work • Two rice varieties Bismati 370 and R2793-80-1 will be evaluated • Planting area: 4m by 5m • Farm operation to be carried out include: • Land clearing • ploughing, • retovation, • raising nursery for seedlings and • transplanting

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 1. Harvesting losses • The rice plots will be divided into quadrants • Skilled harvesters will be allowed to harvest using commonly used harvesting methods in the study area • Left over rice grains on the harvested plots (both on the ground and on unharvested standing plants) were thoroughly collected, cleaned, dried, weighed and stored.

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 1. Harvesting losses • Percentages of harvesting losses were determined using the method described by Badawi (2003) equation 1. • In this equation, HL is the percentage harvesting losses, Lo is the left over paddy, Ttis the total harvested paddy (1)

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 2. Threshing losses • Threshing methods in the study areas will be evaluated • After threshing, all the rice grains that will fall out during threshing process will be collected, cleaned, dried and weighed • All rice grains remaining on the stalks after threshing will also be collected, cleaned, dried and weighed (1)

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 2. Threshing losses • Threshing losses will be evaluated base on the equation 2 • In this equation, TL is percentage threshing losses, WO is the weight of left over grains and WT is the total weight of collected grains (2)

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 3. Drying losses • Dried paddy rice will be gathered and collected, the paddy that will be left out after gathering will also be collected • Drying losses will be computed using equation 3 • In this equation, WL is percentage weight loss during drying, WO is the weight of left over paddy and Wc is the total weight of collected grains (3)

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 4. Storage losses • Dried paddy rice will be weighed and stored • After 60days of storage the paddy will be reweighed • Storage losses will be determined based on equation 4 • In this equation, WS is percentage weight loss during storage, WI is the initial weight of paddy and WF is the final weight of paddy rice (4)

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 5. Milling losses • Performance of different milling machines will be evaluated on their rice milling yields • Milling yield will be calculated based on equation 4 • In this equation, WY is percentage milling yield, Ww is the weight of white rice and WP is the weight of paddy (4)

METHODOLOGY Measurement of postharvest losses of rice 5. Milling losses • The grains after milling will be subjected to head grain count to determine breakages • A sample of milled rice will be taken • Head grains (unbroken grains) were separated from the broken grains and weighed • The percentages of broken and unbroken grains will be determined

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS • The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 will be used to analyze the responses on farmer’s perception of post harvest losses. • Analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be performed on experimental data collected using GENSTAT Discovery Edition 3 and separation of treatment means will be done using the LSD at 5% level of significance.

EXPECTED RESULTS • This study is expected to: • provide farmer’s information in regard to perception and knowledge on postharvest losses • Establish and document losses figures of rice in the study areas

REFERENCES • Clement, G. and Seguy J. I. (1994). Behavior of rice during processing. Journal of Agriculture and Development. 16:38-46. • De Padua, D. (1999). Grain Post Production Systems. Agricultural Engineering Division, International Rice Research Institute Philippines.[www.agnet.org/library/eb/465a/][Accessed 10th May 2010] • Dilday, R. H. (1987). Genetic effects determining rice grain weight and grain density qualities. [www. springerlink.com/indexpdf] [Accessed 2nd March 2010] Korir, BEED

REFERENCES • F.A.O. (2007). Estimates of Post Harvest Losses of Rice in South East Asia. Available on line at [http://www.fao.org./News/ FACTFILE/FF9712-EHTM][Accessed 2nd May 2010] • Golletti, F. and Wolf, C. (1999). The Impact of Post Harvest Research. M.S.S Discussion Paper No 29 International Food Policy Institute, Washington DC. [ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/25716/1/pp06120pdf][Accessed 6th March 2010] • Matthews, J. and Spadaro, J. J. (1976). Comparison of different rice milling methods. [www.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1682&context=ijfe]. [Accessed 16th May 2010] Korir, BEED

REFERENCES • NAPHIRE (1997). Technical guide on grain post harvest operation. MunosNeuvaEcija , Philippines. National Post Harvest Institute for Research and Extension.[www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch10-05.htm][Accessed 15th May 2010] Korir, BEED

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• Land Use and Vegetation Changes Impact on Thermal Comfort in Urban Open Spaces of Nairobi City, Kenya  Onyango, Sharon Anyango ( JKUAT-CoANRE , 2024-06-11 ) Urban heat islands (UHI) emanates from the difference in temperature between urban climatic conditions and the surrounding peri-urban and rural zones. Kenya’s capital, Nairobi city, is amongst the cities in Sub-Saharan ...
• Evaluating the Hydraulic, Managerial, Socio-Economic and Environmental Performance of Ahero Irrigation Scheme  Moyale, George Khatete ( JKUAT-CoETEC , 2024-06-11 ) Many of Kenya’s public irrigation schemes are performing below potential resulting in low yields suggesting the need for irrigation performance assessment of the schemes. The hydraulic, management, environmental and ...
• Metagenomic Characterization of Poultry Enteric Viral and Bacterial Pathogens and Gut Microbiota in Selected Regions in Kenya and Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes  Panyako, Philip Murunga ( JKUAT-CoANRE , 2024-06-11 ) Indigenous backyard poultry, which is the most commonly reared poultry in Africa, is often raised fsdain a free-range production system that exposes them to a wide array of microorganisms due to their diverse diet. These ...
• Comparative Histomorphological and Histostereological Teratogenic Effects of In-utero Exposure to Varied Doses of Omeprazole and Pantoprazole on Fetal Kidneys in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus)  Nyaga, Anne Njoki ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-06-11 ) Omeprazole and pantoprazole are proton pump inhibitor medicines which are commonly used in management of gastric esophageal reflux disease during pregnancy. However, their teratogenic risk or their safety indexes on the ...
• Comparative Histomorphological and Histostereological terato-genic Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Chlorpromazine and Haloperidol on the Differentiation of the Epiphyseal Growth Plates of the Fetal Appendicular Skeleton in Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus)  Kuria, Jane Wanjiru ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-06-11 ) Chlorpromazine and haloperidol are typical antipsychotics and among the commonly prescribed medicines to manage psychosis in expectant mothers. However, their com-parative teratogenic effects on the fetal appendicular ...
• Combinatorial Properties, Invariants, Structures and Formulas Associated with Some Actions of the Alternating Group  Gachimu, Richard Kariuki ( JKUAT COPAS , 2018-02-16 ) Various group actions have been studied in the past with respect to their associated combinatorial properties, invariants, structures and formulas. This thesis focuses on the combinatorial properties, invariants and ...
• Factors Influencing the Practice of Resource Planning and Leveling in the Kenyan Construction Industry: A Survey of Contractors in Nairobi County  Simon, Shadrack Mutungi ( JKUAT-SABS , 2018-03-01 ) The performance of construction projects depends to a great extent on how best the resources are managed. Failure to manage the resources available through planning and leveling is likely to result in increased project ...
• Combinatorial Properties, Invariants, Structures and Formulas Associated with Some Actions of the Alternating Group  Gachimu, Richard Kariuki ( JKUAT COPAS , 2018-07-16 ) Various group actions have been studied in the past with respect to their associated combinatorial properties, invariants, structures and formulas. This thesis focuses on the combinatorial properties, invariants and ...
• Analysis of Medicinal Activities of Warburgia ugandensis and Zanthoxylum usambarense against Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium knowlesi  Were, Patrick Simiyu ( JKUAT-COPAS , 2021-08-11 ) Medicinal plants play a key role in the worlds’ health care, with about 80% of Africans depending on herbal medicines for treatment of bacterial, parasitic, viral and fungal infections. In Kenya, two plants; Warburgia ...
• Supply Chain Strategic Alliances and Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya  Rajab, Fatuma Ali ( JKUAT-COHRED , 2024-06-06 ) This study seeks to investigate the influence of supply chain strategic alliances and performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study specifically investigated the effect of supply chain technical alliances, supply ...
• Diversity, Distribution and Abundance of Prokaryotic Communities within Selected Forests Ecosystem in Kenya  Onyango, Lorine Akinyi ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-06-06 ) Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems play a crucial role in serving as either sources or sinks of nutrients by participating in activities such as decomposing organic matter, cycling nutrients, incorporating humic compounds ...
• Physicochemical Characteristics, Microbial Quality and Sensory Acceptability of Cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) Flour Preserved With Ginger, Garlic and Turmeric Extracts  Akullo, Jolly Oder ( JKUAT-CoANRE , 2024-06-06 ) Insects are a vital and preferred food among many cultures scattered throughout the world, where they are consumed as a source of protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins. However, with majority of insects still collected from ...
• Microbial Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacterial Isolates from Raw Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Marketed for Human Consumption in Selected Sub-Counties of Nairobi, Kenya  Mumbo, Millicent Taka ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-06-04 ) Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a rich source of protein and is increasingly being consumed in urban Kenya. However, fish from multisource pollution waters can harbor antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria that can ...
• Factors Associated with Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 18-35 Years in Kangundo North Ward, Machakos County, Kenya  MakauJ, Joseph Ndambuki ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-06-04 ) The study aimed to determine the factors associated with alcohol use among persons aged 18-35years.It was conducted among residents of Kangundo North Ward, Machakos County where alcohol use is reported to be a serious ...
• Radiation Exposure Levels and Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk Associated with Soil, Water and Sub-Surface Rocks in Kargi Area, Marsabit - Kenya  Aguko, Willis Ougo ( JKUAT-COPAS , 2024-06-04 ) Radiometric and Magnetic studies were carried out in Kargi area, located between latitudes 2.476944° and 2.520833° and longitudes 37.542778° and 37.601944°, with approximately 31.26 km2 coverage area. Escalated number of ...
• Effectiveness of Non-Cash Incentives and Psychosocial Support on Six-Months Retention on Treatment among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kibera Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya  Muhula, Samuel Opondo ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-05-27 ) This study sought to determine the effectiveness of non-cash incentives combined with psychosocial support on retention during the first six months of HIV treatment among patients in informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, ...
• Genetic Diversity and Selection Criteria for Yield and Aroma in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Germplasm of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo  Kimwemwe, Paul Kitenge ( JKUAT-CoANRE , 2024-05-30 ) Improving yield and aroma are among significant objectives of many plant breeding programs, since they are two critical parameters that determine farmers’ and consumers’ variety acceptability and consequently the productivity ...
• Screening African Eggplant (Solanum Sp.) Accessions for Resistance to Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia Solanacearum)  Nikuze, Tefania ( JKUAT-CoANRE , 2024-05-29 ) African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum, Solanum anguivi, and Solanum sp) in the Solanaceae family is an economically important crop produced in sub-Saharan Africa. It is an important vegetable used as a source of food and ...
• Factors Contributing to Occupational Injuries and Ill Health among Healthcare Workers in Selected Hospitals in Nairobi City County  Koskei, Emily Cherono ( JKUAT-COHES , 2024-05-29 ) Non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses among healthcare workers are ranked among the highest in any industry sector. In the context of the highly complex and hazardous work environment, particular challenges arise ...

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