Department/Unit/Section: Agriculture & Biosystem Engineering

Contact Address: 43844-00100 Nairobi
Position: Tutorial Fellow
Area of Specialization: Postharvest technology and food process engineering

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Research interests

  1. Food Processing and Packaging
  2. Energy Management in Agricultural processes
  3. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture

Publications 

Articles in refereed journals

  • Ndisya, J., Mbuge, D., Kulig, B., Gitau, A., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2020). Hot air drying of purple-speckled Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) slices: Optimisation of drying conditions for improved product quality and energy savings. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 18, 100557. doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100557
  • Ndisya, J., A. N. Gitau, D. O. Mbuge, and A. W. Hiuhu. (2016). Investigation of the effect of rake angle on draft requirement for ripping in sandy clay. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR eJournal, 18(4):52-69.
  • Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Mbuge, D. and Hiuhu, A. (2016) The Effect of the Operational Parameters on the Draft Requirement of Ripping in a Sandy Clay Soil. Open Journal of Optimization, 5, 1-13. doi: 10.4236/ojop.2016.51001
  • Hiuhu, A., Gitau, A., Mbuge, D. and Ndisya, J. (2015) Optimization of the Angle of Frog in Mouldboard Tillage Operations in Sandy Clay Soil. Open Journal of Optimization, 4, 131-140. doi: 10.4236/ojop.2015.44013

Conference papers

  1. Ndisya, J., Gitau, A., Roman, F., Mbuge, D., Kulig, B., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B (2021). Influence of air velocity and corm size on cooling behaviour. 5th CIGR International Conference 10.11. – 14.11.2021, Québec City, Canada.
  2. Sturm, B., Raut, S., Chikpah, S.K., Ndisya, J., Hensel, O., Esper, A., Korese, J.K. (2020). Improving nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa through the production of dried products from underutilised species. International Drying Symposium 2020, 27.06. – 01.07. 2020, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA.
  3. Ndisya, J., Mbuge, D.O, Kulig, B., Gitau, A.N, Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2019). Investigation of the drying behaviour of Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). 15th RuForum Annual General Meeting 02.12 – 06.12.2019, Cape Coast, Ghana.
  4. Ndisya, J., A. N. Gitau, D. O. Mbuge, and A. W. Hiuhu. (2018). A review of the effect of rake angle on draft requirement for ripping in sandy clay. The Pan African Society for Agricultural Engineering (PASAE) Conference 25.03 – 28.03.2018, Nairobi, Kenya.

Posters

  1. Ndisya, J., Mbuge, D.O, Gitau, A.N,  Kulig, B., Hensel, O. and Sturm, B. (2019). A scoping study of the Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) Value chain in Kenya: Production, post-harvest handling and consumption behaviour. 15th RuForum Annual General Meeting 02.12 – 06.12.2019, Cape Coast, Ghana.