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Utume, Laura Nguoron, Janssen, Jerome Nicolas, Akomo, Peter, Shaw, Daisy, Edwards, Williams Joseph Samuel, Muleya, Molly, Nikolaou, Charoula Konstantia, Schneider, Aviv, Westby, Andrew, Reifen, Ram, Tsaousis, Anastasios D., Monsonego-Ornan, Efrat and Bechoff, Aurelie (2024) Toward holistic solutions to undernutrition: a comprehensive preclinical protocol for novel ready-to-use therapeutic foods testing. Methods and Protocols (MPs), 7. ISSN 2409-9279 (Online) (In Press)

Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, Keith I., Bennett, Ben and Westby, Andrew (2019) Variability in traditional processing of gari: a major food security product from cassava. Food Chain, 8 (1). pp. 39-59. ISSN 2046-1887 (Print), 2046-1879 (Online) (doi:10.3362/2046-1887.18-00015)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Chijioke, Ugo, Westby, Andrew and Tomlins, Keith Ian (2018) ‘Yellow is good for you’: Consumer perception and acceptability of fortified and biofortified cassava products. PLoS ONE, 13 (9):e0203421. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1932-6203 (Online) (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203421)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, Keith Ian, Chijioke, Ugo, Ilona, Paul, Westby, Andrew and Boy, Erick (2018) Physical losses could partially explain modest carotenoid retention in dried food products from biofortified cassava. PLoS ONE:e0194402. ISSN 1932-6203 (Online) (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194402)

Lamboll, Richard, Martin, Adrienne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7302, Sanni, Lateef, Adebayo, Kolawole, Graffham, Andrew, Kleih, Ulrich, Abayomi, Louise and Westby, Andrew (2018) Shaping, adapting and reserving the right to play: Responding to uncertainty in high quality cassava flour value chains in Nigeria. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 8 (1). pp. 54-76. ISSN 2044-0839 (doi:10.1108/JADEE-03-2017-0036)

Long, Yang, Guan-dong, Zhang, Yan-chao, Song, Westby, Andrew, Kai-mian, Li and Song-bi, Chen (2017) Nutrient and feed value analysis in leaves of cassava wild species and cultivars. Journal of Southern Agriculture, 48 (2). pp. 238-245. ISSN 2095-1191 (doi:10.3969/j:issn.2095-1191.2017.02.238)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, Keith, Fliedel, Geneviève, Lopez-Lavalle, Luis Augusto Becerra, Westby, Andrew, Hershey, Clair and Dufour, Dominique (2016) Cassava traits and end-user preference: relating traits to consumer liking, sensory perception, and genetics. Critical reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 58 (4). pp. 547-567. ISSN 1040-8398 (Print), 1549-7852 (Online) (doi:10.1080/10408398.2016.1202888)

Abayomi, Louise A., Hillocks, Rory J., Gowda, M.N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-866X and Westby, Andrew (2015) Impact of brown streak necrosis on cassava value addition. N/A. (Unpublished)

Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Chijioke, Ugo, Tomlins, Keith I., Govinden, Pesila, Ilona, Paul, Westby, Andrew and Boy, Erick (2015) Carotenoid stability during storage of yellow gari made from biofortified cassava or with palm oil. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 44. pp. 36-44. ISSN 0889-1575 (doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2015.06.002)

Lamboll, Richard, Nelson, Valerie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1075-0238, Posthumus, Helena, Martin, Adrienne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7302, Adebayo, Kolawole, Alacho, Francis, Dziedzoave, Nanam, Mahende, Grace, Sandifolo, Vito, Sanni, Lateef, Abayomi, Louise, Graffham, Andrew, Hillocks, Rory and Westby, Andrew (2015) Practical lessons on scaling up smallholder-inclusive and sustainable cassava value chains in Africa. Food Chain, 5 (1-2). pp. 28-52. ISSN 2046-1879 (Print), 2046-1887 (Online) (doi:10.3362/2046-1887.2015.004)

Ingram, John S.I., Wright, Hugh L., Foster, Lucy, Aldred, Tim, Barling, David, Benton, Tim G., Berryman, Paul M., Bestwick, Charles S., Bows-Larkin, Alice, Brocklehurst, Tim F., Buttriss, Judith, Casey, John, Collins, Hannah, Crossley, Daniel S., Dolan, Catherine S., Dowler, Elizabeth, Edwards, Robert, Finney, Karen J., Fitzpatrick, Julie L., Fowler, Mark, Garrett, David A., Godfrey, Jim E., Godley, Andrew, Griffiths, William, Houlston, Eleanor J., Kaiser, Michel J., Kennard, Robert, Knox, Jerry W., Kuyk, Andrew, Linter, Bruce R., Macdiarmid, Jennie I., Martindale, Wayne, Mathers, John C., McGonigle, Daniel F., Mead, Angela, Millar, Samuel J., Miller, Anne, Murray, Calum, Norton, Ian T., Parry, Stephen, Pollicino, Marilena, Quested, Thomas E., Tassou, Savvas, Terry, Leon A., Tiffin, Richard, van de Graaf, Pieter, Vorley, William, Westby, Andrew and Sutherland, William J. (2013) Priority research questions for the UK food system. Food Security, 5 (5). pp. 617-636. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s12571-013-0294-4)

Cheema, M.U.A., Rees, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Colgan, R.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-5845, Taylor, M. and Westby, A. (2013) The effects of ethylene, 1-MCP and AVG on sprouting in sweetpotato roots. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 85. pp. 89-93. ISSN 0925-5214 (doi:10.1016/j.postharvbio.2013.05.001)

Fetuga, Ganiyat O., Tomlins, Keith, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Henshaw, Folake O., Idowu, Michael A. and Westby, Andrew (2013) A survey of traditional processing of sweet potato flour for amala, consumption pattern of sweet potato amala and awareness of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in South West Nigeria. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 11 (3 & 4). pp. 67-71. ISSN 1459-0255 (Print), 1459-0263 (Online)

Abdulsalam-Saghir, P., Sanni, L., Siwoku, B., Adebayo, K., Martin, A. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7302 and Westby, A. (2012) Cassava: adding value for Africa - Strategic market initiatives that support wealth creation for women along the Cassava Value Chains in Southwest, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Science and Environment, 12 (2). pp. 70-82. ISSN 2277-2755 (Print), 2315-7453 (Online)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Poulaert, Marie, Tomlins, Keith I., Westby, Andrew, Menya, Geoffrey, Young, Stephen and Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie (2011) Retention and bioaccessibility of β-carotene in blended foods containing orange-fleshed sweet potato flour. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59 (18). pp. 10373-10380. ISSN 0021-8561 (Print), 1520-5118 (Online) (doi:10.1021/jf201205y)

Tomlins, Keith, Owori, Constance, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Menya, Geoffrey and Westby, Andrew (2011) Relationship among the carotenoid content, dry matter content and sensory attributes of sweet potato. Food Chemistry, 131 (1). pp. 14-21. ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.07.072)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Westby, Andrew, Menya, Geoffrey and Tomlins, Keith I. (2011) Effect of pretreatments for retaining total carotenoids in dried and stored orange-fleshed-sweet potato chips. Journal of Food Quality, 34 (4). pp. 259-267. ISSN 1745-4557 (online) (doi:10.1111/j.1745-4557.2011.00391.x)

Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, Keith, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Dove, Richard and Westby, Andrew (2010) On-farm evaluation of the impact of drying and storage on the carotenoid content of orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomea batata Lam.). International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 46 (1). pp. 52-60. ISSN 0950-5423 (Print), 1365-2621 (Online) (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02450.x)

Dziedzoave, N.T., Graffham, A.J., Westby, A. and Komlaga, G. (2010) Comparative assessment of amylolytic and cellulolytic enzyme activity of malts prepared from tropical cereals. Food Control, 21 (10). pp. 1349-1353. ISSN 0956-7135 (doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.04.008)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Dornier, Manuel, Tomlins, Keith I., Boulanger, Renaud, Dufour, Dominique and Westby, Andrew (2010) Relationship between the kinetics of β-carotene degradation and formation of norisoprenoids in the storage of dried sweet potato chips. Food Chemistry, 121 (2). pp. 348-357. ISSN 0308-8146 (doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.12.035)

Adebayo, K., Abayomi, L., Abass, A., Dziedzoave, N.T., Forsythe, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4453, Hillocks, R.J., Gensi, R., Gibson, R.W., Graffham, A.J., Ilona, P., Kleih, U.K., Lamboll, R.I., Mahende, G., Martin, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-7302, Onumah, G.E., Orr, A.W., Posthumus, H., Sanni, L.O., Sandifolo, V. and Westby, A. (2010) Sustainable inclusion of smallholders in the emerging high quality cassava flour value chains in Africa: challenges for agricultural extension services. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 14 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1119-944X

Dziedzoave, N.T., Graffham, A.J., Westby, A., Otoo, J. and Komlaga, G. (2010) Influence of variety and growth environment on β-amylase activity of flour from sweet potato (Ipomea batatas). Food Control, 21 (2). pp. 162-165. ISSN 0956-7135 (doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.05.005)

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Westby, Andrew, Owori, Constance, Menya, Geoffrey, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Dufour, Dominique and Tomlins, Keith (2009) Effect of drying and storage on the degradation of total carotenoids in orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90 (4). pp. 622-629. ISSN 0022-5142 (Print), 1097-0010 (Online) (doi:10.1002/jsfa.3859)

Obadina, A.O., Oyewole, O.B., Sanni, L.O., Tomlins, K.I. and Westby, A. (2009) Improvement of the hygienic quality of wet 'fufu' produced in South West Nigeria. Food Control, 21 (5). pp. 639-643. ISSN 0956-7135 (doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.09.009)

Bechoff, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Dufour, D., Dhuique-Mayer, C., Marouzé, C., Reynes, M. and Westby, A. (2008) Effect of hot air, solar and sun drying treatments on provitamin A retention in orange-fleshed sweetpotato. Journal of Food Engineering, 92 (2). pp. 164-171. ISSN 0260-8774 (doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.10.034)

Tomlins, Keith, Ndunguru, Gabriel, Kimenya, F., Ngendello, Theresia, Rwiza, Elizabeth, Amour, Rahila, van Oirschot, Quirien E.A. and Westby, Andrew (2007) On-farm evaluation of methods for storing fresh sweet potato roots in East Africa. Tropical Science, 47 (4). pp. 197-210. ISSN 0041-3291 (doi:10.1002/ts.214)

Tomlins, Keith, Sanni, Lateef, Oyewole, Olusola B., Dipeolu, Adewale, Ayinde, Idris, Adebayo, Kolawole and Westby, Andrew (2007) Consumer acceptability and sensory evaluation of a fermented cassava product (Nigerian fufu). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87 (10). pp. 1949-1956. ISSN 0022-5142 (doi:10.1002/jsfa.2941)

Obadina, A.O., Oyewole, O.B., Sanni, L.O., Tomlins, K.I. and Westby, A. (2007) Identification of hazards and critical control points (CCP) for cassava fufu processing in South-West Nigeria. Food Control, 19 (1). pp. 22-26. ISSN 0956-7135 (doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.01.002)

Tomlins, Keith, Ndunguru, Gabriel, Stambul, Kimboka, Joshua, Neema, Ngendello, Theresia, Rwiza, Elizabeth, Amour, Rahila, Ramadhani, Bundala, Kapande, Asia and Westby, Andrew (2007) Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of pale-fleshed and orange-fleshed sweetpotato by school children and mothers with preschool children. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 87 (13). pp. 2436-2446. ISSN 0022-5142 (doi:10.1002/jsfa.2931)

Book Section

Rees, Debbie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Westby, Andrew, Tomlins, Keith, Van Oirschot, Quirien, Cheema, Muhammad U.A., Cornelius, Eric and Amjad, Mohammad (2012) Tropical root crops. In: Rees, Debbie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Farrell, Graham and Orchard, John, (eds.) Crop Post-harvest: Science and Technology, Perishables. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 392-413. ISBN 9780632057252

Cheema, M.U.A., Rees, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Westby, A. and Taylor, M. (2010) Hormonal control of sprouting of sweetpotatoes in storage. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 173-177. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

Simantara, P., Rees, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424 and Westby, A. (2010) Potential non-chemical methods for use against thrips (Thrips tabaci) in green asparagus. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 325-328. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

Rees, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-0424, Simantara, P., Ross, M., Brownridge, S., Westby, A., Johnson, D. and Poole, R. (2010) Seeking a robust strategy to use chlorophyll fluorescence to assess physiological damage of fresh produce. In: Herppich, W.B., (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference Postharvest Unlimited 2008. Acta Horticulturae (858). International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 399-406. ISBN 978-90-66052-06-2 ISSN 0567-7572

Bainbridge, Z., Tomlins, K., Wellings, K. and Westby, A. (1996) Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. (Part 2. Field Methods.). Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, Kent, pp. 1-32. ISBN 0-85954-400-1

Bainbridge, Z., Tomlins, K., Wellings, K. and Westby, A. (1996) Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. (Part 4. Advanced methods.). Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, Kent. ISBN 0-85954-400-1

Bainbridge, Z., Tomlins, K., Wellings, K. and Westby, A. (1996) Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. (Part 1. Introduction.). Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, Kent, pp. 1-16. ISBN 0-85954-400-1

Bainbridge, Z., Tomlins, K., Wellings, K. and Westby, A. (1996) Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. (Part 3. Laboratory methods.). Methods for assessing quality characteristics of non-grain starch staples. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, Kent. ISBN 0-85954-400-1

Conference or Conference Paper

Bechoff, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Tomlins, K.I., Dhuique-Mayer, C. and Westby, A. (2009) Understanding losses of provitamin A after drying and storage of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas). In: The Fifteenth Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, 2-6 Nov 2009, Lima, Peru.

Bechoff, Aurélie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Westby, Andrew, Dufour, Dominique, Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie, Marouzé, C., Owori, Constance, Menya, Geoffrey and Tomlins, Keith (2007) Effect of drying and storage on the content of provitamin A of orange fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoa batatas): direct sun radiations do not have significant impact. In: 10th Triennial Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops - African Branch (ISTRC-AB), 8-12 Oct 2007, Maputo, Mozambique. (Unpublished)

Ndunguru, G.T., Modaha, F., Bancroft, R.D., Mashamba, F., Digges, P.D., Kleih, U. and Westby, A. (1995) The use of needs assessment methodologies to focus technical interventions in root and tuber crop post-harvest systems: a case study to improve the marketing and post-harvest handling of cassava entering Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In: International Society of Tropical Root Crops - Africa Branch Meeting, 23-27 Oct 1995, Lilongwe, Malawi.

Working Paper

Ndunguru, G. T., Meku, S., Ngendello, T., Westby, A. and Mwaisela, F. (2003) An update of information on market characteristics of sweet potato in the Lake and Eastern Zones of Tanzania. [Working Paper]

Monograph

Arimond, Mary, Ball, Anna‐Marie, Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-4448, Bosch, Diane, Brauw, Alan, Coote, Claire, Dove, Richard, Eozenou, Patrick, Gilligan, Dan, Hotz, Christine, Kumar, Neha, Labarta, Ricardo, Loechl, Cornelia, Low, Jan, Magezi, Sylvia, Massingue, Jaquelino, Meenakshi, J.V., Moursi, Mourad, Musoke, Charles, Namanda, Sam, Nsubuga, Harriet, Okwadi, Juliues, Tomlins, Keith, Wamaniala, Martin and Westby, Andrew (2010) Reaching and engaging end users (REU): orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in East and Southern Africa. Project Report. HarvestPlus / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Washington, DC, USA.

Westby, Andrew (2001) Improving the quality and value of non-grain starch staples (Final technical report). Technical Report. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.

Ndunguru, G. T., Graffham, A. J., Modaha, F., Rwiza, E., Bancroft, R. D. and Westby, A. (1998) The use of needs assessment methodologies to focus technical interventions in root and tuber crop post-harvest systems: a case study to improve incomes and reduce losses associated with marketing of fresh cassava from rural areas to Dar es Salaam. Project Report. Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich.

Kleih, U., Digges, P. and Westby, A. (1997) Assessment of the needs and opportunities in post-harvest systems of non-grain starch staple food crops. Manual. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.

Bainbridge, Z. and Westby, A. (1996) Improved cassava processing technology: Final technical report. Technical Report. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham, UK.