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Dr L.K. Nyanga

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Dr L.K. Nyanga

Qualifications: PhD Food Science, (2006 – 2012), Wageningen University, The Netherlands; MSc Biotechnology, (1997-1998),University of Zimbabwe; BSc Honours Nutritional Biochemistry, (1994-1996),University of Zimbabwe

Area of Speciatisation: Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Product Development, Public Health Nutrition, Traditional and Indigenous Foods

Phone: 303211 Extension 15590

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PUBLICATIONS 

Refereed 

  1. Vogel, R. F.,  Nyanga, L. K. 2005. Sourdough Fermentation. In Food Fermentation ed. Nout, M. J. R., de Vos, W. M. and  Zwietering, M. H., pp 53-60. Wageningen Academic Publishers, the Netherlands. ISBN 9076998833. 
  2. Nyanga, L. K., Ngaru, M., Kachambwa, M., Madya, F., Chawanda, S., Manema, L.R., Ambali, C. P., Chidewe, C.  2017. Maize grain aflatoxin contamination reduction technologies opportunities for gender transformation in Shamva and Makoni districts, Zimbabwe. In: Bock B, Duncan J, Buchheim E, Bultaman S, Marjan G, Walhout E, de Zwarte I, editors. Year book of women’s history: Gendered Food Practices from Seed to Waste, pp 79-95. Amsterdam: Verloren. ISBN 978-90-8704-626-2.
  3. Nyarugwe, S. P.; Linnemann, A.; Nyanga, L. K.; Fogliano, Vincenzo; Luning, Pieternel. 2018. A Food safety culture assessment using a comprehensive mixed-methods approach: A comparative study in dairy processing organisations in an emerging economy. Food Control 84,186 - 196.
  4. 4.      Chifamba,  E., Ngongoni, N. T., Nyanga, L. K.,  Nyagura, S., Maasdorp, B. 2018. Effect of mixed maize-legume silages on milk quality and quantity from lactating smallholder dairy cows. Tropical Animal Health and Production 50. In Press. DOI 10.1007/s11250-018-1552-4
  5. 5.      Ngadze, R. T., Verkerk, R., Nyanga, L. K., Fogliano, V., Linnemann. R. 2017. Improvement of traditional processing of local monkey orange (Strychnos spp.) fruits to enhance nutrition security in Zimbabwe. Food Security 9, 123-142.
  6. Mushonga, N. G. T., Mujuru, H. A., Nyanga, L. K., Nyagura, S, Musaka, N., Dembah, R. 2017. Parental Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices regarding overweight among preschool children in rural Zimbabwe. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 17, 12775-12790.
  7. Murashiki, T. C., Chidewe, C., Benhura, M. A., Maringe, D. M., Dembedza, M. D., Manema L.R., Mvumi, B. M., Nyanga, L. K..  2017. Levels and daily intake estimates of aflatoxin B1 and fumonisin B1 in maize consumed by rural households in Shamva and Makoni districts of Zimbabwe. Food Control 72, 105 -109.
  8. Maringe, D.T., Chidewe, C., Benhura, M.A., Mvumi, B.M., Murashiki, T.C., Dembedza, M.P., Siziba, L., Nyanga, L.K., 2017. Natural postharvest aflatoxin occurrence in food legumes in the smallholder farming sector of Zimbabwe. Food Additives Contaminants Part B 10, 21-26.
  9. Hove,  M., Van pouche, C., Njumbe-Ediage, E., Nyanga, L. K., De Saieger, S. 2016 Occurrence and risk assessment of mycotoxins in subsistence farmed maize from Zimbabwe. Food Control 69, 36-44.
  10. Ngadze, R. T., Linnemann, A. T., Nyanga, L. K., Fogliano, V., Verkerk, R. 2016. Local processing and nutritional composition of indigenous fruits: the case of monkey orange (Strychnos spp.) from Southern Africa. Food Review International 33, 123-142.
  11. Chidewe C. , Chirukamare, P.,  Nyanga, L. K. and Chitindingu,  K. 2016. Phytochemical constituents and the effects of processing on antioxidant properties of seeds of an underutilized wild legume Bauhinia petersiana. Journal of Food Biochemistry 40, 326-334.
  12. Hove, M., Van pouche, C., Njumbe-Ediage, E., Nyanga, L. K. and De Saieger, S. 2015. Review on the natural co-occurrence of AFB1 and FB1 In maize and the combined toxicity of AFB1 and FB1. Food Control 59, 675 – 682.
  13. Mushonga, N.G.T. Mujuru, H. A., Nyanga, L. K., Nyagura, R. M., Chikowore, R. M. and Siziba, L. 2014. Factors associated with overweight/obesity among preschool children aged 3-5 years. Journal of Applied Science in Southern Africa 20, 1-13.
  14. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Smid, E. J., Boekhout, T. and Zwietering, M. H. 2013. Nutritive values of masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits from Zambezi valley in Zimbabwe. Food Chemistry 138, 168-172.
  15. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Gadaga, T. H., Smid, E.J., Boekhout, T. and Zwietering, M. H. 2013. Fermentative characteristics of yeasts isolated from masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits and their traditionally fermented fruit pulp in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Food Microbiology 166, 426-432.
  16. Mushonga, N. G. T., Chagwena, D., Benhura, C. and Nyanga, L. K. 2013. An assessment of the nutritional status of University of Zimbabwe students. Parkistan Journal of Nutrition 12, 30-33.
  17. Macheka, L., Manditsera, F. A., Ngadze, R. T., Mubaiwa, J. and Nyanga, L. K. 2013 Barriers, benefits and motivation factors for the implementation of food safety management system in the food sector in Zimbabwe. Food Control 34,126-131.
  18. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Smid, E. J., Boekhout, T. and Zwietering, M. H. 2012. Yeasts preservation: alternative for lyophilisation. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 28, 3239-3244.
  19. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Gadaga, T. H., Boekhout, T. Zwietering, M. H. 2008. Traditional processing of masau fruits (Ziziphus mauritiana) in Zimbabwe. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 47, 95-107.
  20. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Gadaga, T. H., Theelen, B., Boekhout, T., Zwietering, M. H.. 2007. Yeasts and lactic acid bacteria microbiota from masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits and their fermented fruit pulp in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 120, 159-166.
  21. Sigauke, M., Chidzwondo, F., Nyanga, L. K., Zvidzai, C. J., Mushipe, S., Muzaka, A. and Chidewe, C.  2013. Effects of processing methods on antinutrient composition of seeds from a wild legume Bauhinia petersiana. Asian Journal of Science and Technology 5, 12-16.
  22. Ndlovu, P. D., Mduluza, T., Kjetland, E. F., Midzi, N., Nyanga, L. K., Gundersen, S. G., Friis, H. and Gomo, E. 2006. Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and HIV in females living in rural community of Zimbabwe: does age matter? Transaction of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101, 433-438.
  23. Gadaga, T. H., Nyanga, L. K. and Mutukumira A. N. 2004. The occurrence, growth and control of pathogens in African fermented foods. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 4:1-13.
  24. Midzi, N., Ndlovu, P. D., Nyanga, L. K., Kjetland, E. F., Reimert, C. M., Vennervald, D., Mudenge, G., Friis, H., Gundersen, S. G., and Mduluza, T. 2003. Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area. Parasitology Immunology, 25:581-588

 

Non-refereed 

  1. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Smid, E. J., Boekhout, T. and Zwietering, M. H. 2012. Genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of yeasts isolated from masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits and their fermented products in Zimbabwe. The 23rdInternational ICFMH Symposium on Global Issues In Food Microbiology, Abstract book , Istanbul, Turkey, pp 128. 
  2. Nyanga, L. K., Nout, M. J. R., Gadaga, T. H., Boekhout, T. and Zwietering, M. H. 2006. Isolation and identification of yeasts from masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits and their fermented products in Zimbabwe. The 20th International ICFMH Symposium on Food safety and food biotechnology: diversity and global impact, Abstract book, Bologna, Italy, pp 250. 
  3. Gadaga, T. H., Nyanga, L. K., Muredzi, P. and Mutukumira, A. N. 2003. The potential of food processing to improve the livelihoods of the poor Zimbabwe. FoodAfrica: Agro-Food Enterprises theme, 5-9 May 2003, Cameroon.
  4. Gadaga, T. H., Proctor, S., Muredzi, P., Nyanga, L. K., Mutukumira, A. N., Henson, S. 2002. Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small- scale producers in Zimbabwe. Output 3.2: Report on Focus Group Discussions. United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) - Crop Post-Harvest Programme(CPHP) Project.
  5. Proctor, S., Mutukumira, A.N., Muredzi, P., Nyanga, L.K. & Gadaga, T.H. 2003. Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small scale producers in Zimbabwe. Output 3.3 Report of consumer survey. The University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  6. Muredzi, P., Mhazo, N., Nazare, R. Mupanda, K., Mutukumira, A.N., Gadaga, T.H., Hanyani-Mlambo, B., Nyanga, L.K., & Proctor, S. 2003. Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small scale producers in Zimbabwe. Output 5.1 Report of identification of potential solutions. The University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  7. Hanyani-Mlambo, B. Muredzi, P., Mhazo, N., Nazare, R., Mupanda, K.,  Mutikumira, A.N., Gadaga, T.H., Nyanga, L.K.,  Proctor, S. ( 2003). Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small-scale producers in Zimbabwe.  Output 6.1 Report of policy recommendations.  The University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  8. Nazare, R., Mupanda,K., Mutukumira, A.N., Gadaga, T.H., Nyanga, L.K., Hanyani-Mlambo, B. Muredzi, P., Mhazo, N., Proctor, S.(2003). (2003). Facilitating the effective production and marketing of processed food products by small – scale producers in Zimbabwe. Output 7.1 Report of dissemination activities.  University of Reading, Reading, UK.

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