Journal of Agricultural, Food Science & Biotechnology
Journal of Agricultural,
Food Science & Biotechnology (JAFSB) is a
peer-reviewed open access international journal invites original research,
review, short reports and commentaries focusing on research in agriculture,
food science and biotechnology.
JAFSB also covers a wide range of topics involving the
chemical and microbiological analyses of food, food additives and contaminants,
food production, safety, packaging and nutritional aspects of food. Artificial
intelligence (AI), bioinformatics and in-silico approaches in agricultural and
food science are also encouraged.
Comparative and competitive advantage of cooperative cassava farmers under the Anambra state VCDP: Evidence from a policy analysis matrix
Obiekwe Ngozi Josephine
Obiekwe Ngozi Josephine
Department of Agricultural Economics, Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: nj.obiekwe@unizik.edu.ng
Obianefo Chukwujekwu Aloysius *
Obianefo Chukwujekwu Aloysius *
Corresponding
Author
Department of Agricultural Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: obianefoca@gmail.com, Tel: +2347039134994
Nzeocha Chibuzo Chinwendu
Nzeocha Chibuzo Chinwendu
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: nzeochachinwendu@gmail.com
Anyikwa Friday Chikezie
Anyikwa Friday Chikezie
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: chikezieanyikwa1987@gmail.com
Ahaneku Chinwendu Evangel
Ahaneku Chinwendu Evangel
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: ce.ahaneku@unizik.edu.ng
Uchemba Victor Uzochukwu
Uchemba Victor Uzochukwu
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Nigeria.
E-mail: vu.uchemba@coou.edu.ng
Nwankwo Eucharia Chijindu
Nwankwo Eucharia Chijindu
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Nigeria.
E-mail: ec.nwankwo@coou.edu.ng
Received: 2026-02-10 | Revised:2026-03-17 | Accepted: 2026-03-17 | Published: 2026-04-14
Pages: 67-79
Irish potato culture: Good diversification in the collective gardens of onion producers in the Sudano-sahelian area of Cameroon
Pierre Dérik Sakatai*
Pierre Dérik Sakatai*
Corresponding Author
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Wakwa
(Adamawa), Cameroon.
And
Department of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Derived Products,
National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
E-mail: spierrederik@yahoo.com, Tel: (+237) 6978572 71/672006682
Pierre Metsena
Pierre Metsena
Department of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Derived Products,
National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
E-mail: pierremetsena@yahoo.fr
Joel Tize Koda
Joel Tize Koda
Department of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Derived Products,
National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
E-mail: tizekodjoel@yahoo.fr
Lysette Laure Chimi Nkombo
Lysette Laure Chimi Nkombo
Institute of
Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Bagangté, Cameroon.
E-mail: claurelysette@yahoo.com
Received: 2026-01-29 | Revised:2026-03-05 | Accepted: 2026-03-17 | Published: 2026-04-09
Pages: 57-66
Antifungal activity of cassia, lemongrass, and oregano essential oils: an in vitro investigation on gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) growth inhibition
Isabel P. Lykken
Isabel P. Lykken
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Alma Laney
Alma Laney
Department of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USA.
E-mail: alaney@uvu.edu
Christopher R. Bowerbank
Christopher R. Bowerbank
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Tyler M. Wilson*
Tyler M. Wilson*
Corresponding
Author
D. Gary
Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com; Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
Received: 2026-02-24 | Revised:2026-03-15 | Accepted: 2026-03-17 | Published: 2026-03-25
Pages: 50-56
Farmers’ awareness and adoption of climate-smart farming in Nigeria: Determinants, barriers, and implications for food security
Nwojiji Cornelius Uchenna
Nwojiji Cornelius Uchenna
Naval
Headquarters, Armed Forces Complex, Area 7 Garki Abuja, Nigeria.
Emerald Geraldine Joy
Emerald Geraldine Joy
National
Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Nwafor Solomon Chimela*
Nwafor Solomon Chimela*
Corresponding
Author
National
Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
E-mail:
Solomon.nwafor@nrcri.gov.ng, solomonnwafor8@gmail.com
Tel: +2347035245706
Received: 2026-01-20 | Revised:2026-02-17 | Accepted: 2026-02-18 | Published: 2026-03-19
Pages: 38-49
Impact of FOMI organo-mineral fertilizers on pH and organic carbon of the soils under tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) production in Tanzania
Jacob Bulenga Lisuma*
Jacob Bulenga Lisuma*
Corresponding
Author
Research
Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora,
Tanzania.
E-mail:
jacob.lisuma@torita.or.tz,jbulenga@gmail.com,
Tel: +255 787 166 493, +255755 504 506
Elimboto Ibrahim Muna
Elimboto Ibrahim Muna
Research Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: elimboto.ibrahim@torita.or.tz, elimboto2017@gmail.com
Geofrey Vicent Gama
Geofrey Vicent Gama
Research Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: geofrey.gama@torita.or.tz
Rogath Peter Kisoka
Rogath Peter Kisoka
Training & Technology Transfer Dept, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: rogath.kilosa@torita.or.tz, rogathkisoka@gmail.com
Elly Simon Maerere
Elly Simon Maerere
Research Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: elly.maerere@torita.or.tz, ellymaerere@gmail.com
Joel Loitu Meliyo
Joel Loitu Meliyo
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania.
E-mail: joelmeliyo15@gmail.com
Kenneth Francis Masuki
Kenneth Francis Masuki
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania. E-mail: kennymasuki@gmail.com
Elias Niyongabo
Elias Niyongabo
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania. E-mail: eliasnniyongabo@gmail.com
Macédoine Nsabiyumva
Macédoine Nsabiyumva
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania. E-mail: nsabmac1132@gmail.com
Catherine Senkoro
Catherine Senkoro
Agronomic Research and Technology
Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania.
E-mail: cathysenkoro@gmail.com
Received: 2026-01-10 | Revised:2026-01-31 | Accepted: 2026-02-02 | Published: 2026-03-06
Pages: 30-37
Harnessing Bacillus subtilis C6 as a bioprotective starter: A strategy for histamine mitigation and product quality in fermented Parkia biglobosa
Oyinlola Kubrat Abiola*
Oyinlola Kubrat Abiola*
Corresponding
Author
Department of
Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: bibimola.abiola@gmail.com; Tel: +2347038257540
Abubakar John
Abubakar John
Department of
Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: habujohn23@gmail.com
Received: 2025-11-14 | Revised:2025-12-21 | Accepted: 2025-12-22 | Published: 2026-01-30
Pages: 20-29
Predicting the weight of bread pastry fermented with yeast strains and their hybrid genotypes
Mervat Ibrahim Kamal *
Mervat Ibrahim Kamal *
Corresponding Author
Department
of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, 60 El Gomhoureya St.,
EL Mansoura, EL Dakahleya Governorate, Egypt.
E-mail:
dr_mervat@mans.edu.eg,
Tel: +002-01008665560
Received: 2024-10-15 | Revised:2024-12-04 | Accepted: 2024-12-18 | Published: 2026-01-26
Pages: 01-19
Comparative evaluation of the nutritional profile, overall acceptability and microbiological quality of chinchin enriched with peanut and soybean flour
Abeke Grace Adewoyin*
Abeke Grace Adewoyin*
Corresponding Author
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: agadewoyin@lautech.edu.ng, Tel: +2348062985758
Iyabo Christianah Oladipo
Iyabo Christianah Oladipo
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: icoladipo@lautech.edu.ng
Grace Abiodun Oyebamiji
Grace Abiodun Oyebamiji
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: oyebamijigrace42@gmail.com
Zeanab Oluwabukola Isiaq
Zeanab Oluwabukola Isiaq
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: zeanaboluwabukola20118@gmail.com
Seun Barnabas Ogunsona
Seun Barnabas Ogunsona
Department
of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: sbogunsona@lautech.edu.ng
Oladoyin Rebecca Ohijeagbon
Oladoyin Rebecca Ohijeagbon
Department
of Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
E-mail: orohijeagon@lautech.edu.ng
Received: 2025-09-28 | Revised:2025-11-13 | Accepted: 2025-11-20 | Published: 2025-12-21
Pages: 273-281
Comparative study of drip irrigation effects on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production under greenhouse and open field on ferralitic soil in Southern Benin
Mensah Armel Clément Goudjo*
Mensah Armel Clément Goudjo*
Corresponding
Author
Institut
National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, Centre de Recherches Agricoles en Horticulture,
Programme de recherches sur les Cultures Maraîchères, 01 BP 884, Cotonou 01,
Bénin.
E-mail:
mensaharmelcg@gmail.com, Tél: +22901958146 25
Koura Windékpè Tatiana
Koura Windékpè Tatiana
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, Centre de Recherches Agricoles en Horticulture, Programme de recherches sur les Cultures Maraîchères, 01 BP 884, Cotonou 01, Bénin. E-mail: tatianakoura@gmail.com
Azagba Dossou Armand Joël
Azagba Dossou Armand Joël
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin, Centre de Recherches Agricoles en Horticulture, Programme de recherches sur les Cultures Maraîchères, 01 BP 884, Cotonou 01, Bénin. E-mail: azagbajoel@gmail.com
Assani Fouad Kayodé
Assani Fouad Kayodé
Institut National de l’Eau (INE) / Département de l’Eau pour l’Agriculture et la Société (DEAS), Bénin. E-mail: fouadass1997@gmail.com
Yalinkpon Florent
Yalinkpon Florent
Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Estimations Forestières (LABEF), École Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'Eau (EDSAE), Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin. E-mail: yalinkponflorent@gmail.com
Bernard Ahamidé
Bernard Ahamidé
Faculté
des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA), Université d’Abomey- Calavi (UAC), Benin.
E-mail: bahamide@gmail.com
Received: 2025-09-30 | Revised:2025-12-08 | Accepted: 2025-12-11 | Published: 2025-12-19
Pages: 264-272
Evaluation of dry matter, mealiness and starch contents of yellow-flesh cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) genotypes in Ghana
Emmanuel Ogyiri Adu
Emmanuel Ogyiri Adu
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture,
College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape
Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: emmanuel.adu@ucc.edu.gh
Paul Agu Asare
Paul Agu Asare
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Kingsley Joseph Taah
Kingsley Joseph Taah
Department of Crop Science, School of
Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: ktaah@ucc.edu.gh
Godwin Amenorpe
Godwin Amenorpe
Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture
Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana.
E-mail: gamenorpe@gmail.com
Andrews Danquah
Andrews Danquah
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: andrews.danquah@ucc.edu.gh
Aaron Tettey-Asare
Aaron Tettey-Asare
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail: aasare@ucc.edu.gh
Doris Mensah-Wonkyi
Doris Mensah-Wonkyi
Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana.
E-mail: doslynna@gmail.com
Asamoah Oppong Zadok
Asamoah Oppong Zadok
Department of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, United States of America.
E-mail: zadoka@lincolnu.edu
Kofi Afari
Kofi Afari
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, United States of America. E-mail: afariK@lincolnu.edu
Joshua Yeboah Asiamah*
Joshua Yeboah Asiamah*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
And
Department of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, United States of America.
E-mail: japqw@missouri.edu, asiamahJ@lincolnu.edu, jasiamah@ucc.edu.gh
Tel.: +15734628877
Received: 2025-10-21 | Revised:2025-11-11 | Accepted: 2025-11-12 | Published: 2025-12-12
Pages: 254-263
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