Processing, Nutrition and Value Addition Principles of Underutilized African Foods

Tilahun Seyoum Workneh is an Associate Professor at the Agricultural Engineering Discipline. He has graduated with B.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Engineering, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Alemaya University, Ethiopia and holds a PhD, Food Science, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, The University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He has a diverse range of research interests such as: Heat and Mass Transfer, Hybrid Drying Technology and Food Quality and Food Safety.

Duncan Onyango Mbuge holds a Ph.D. Environmental and Bio-systems Engineering, University of Nairobi. He is Chairman of the Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering. He is also a Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering (March 2012 – Present) - Lecturing and Research in Power and Machinery, Process and Food Engineering, Materials Science, Environmental management and conservation in construction, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Engineering including greenhouse design, Construction materials and workshop techniques.

Geremew Bultosa earned a PhD degree in Food Science from the University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa (2003); MSc in Chemistry (Applied Science of Materials) from Dar-es-Salaam University, Tanzania (1993); BSc in Chemistry from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (1987) and certificate in Food Technology (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1996). He is currently a Professor of Food Science/Food Chemist at the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST), Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN). He has over 35 years of university experience in teaching, conducting pure and applied research and University services. His research works include indigenous foods system resource assessment and processing description for the sustainability of indigenous knowledge, indigenous foods processing improvement, plant foods nutrient and bioactive compounds utilization (value addition) for enhanced nutrients and functional foods development, effect of ingredients and processing methods variations on grain-based food products development, starches characterization and complementary weaning foods development.