Full Name: Dr. Alex Wenaty.
Title: Lecturer.
Area of specialization: Food Safety.
School: Engineering and Technology.
Department: Food Science and Agro-processing.
Office Location: Food Science Building, Room # 030.
Email address: wenatyalex[at]sua.ac.tz
Dr. Alex Wenaty is a Lecturer in the Department of Food Science and Agro- processing, School of Engineering and Technology of the Sokoine University of Agriculture. He teaches a number of courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate students including Introduction to Food Science, Food Physical Chemistry, Unit Operations in Food Processing, Materials Science for Food Technologists, Pilot Plant Processes, Plant and Equipment Layout and Maintenance and Food Sensory Evaluation.
Dr. Wenaty has carried a number of research projects related to risk assessment in the Food Value Chain including research activities related to agrochemicals and persistent organic pollutants in the fish value chain, pesticide residues in tomatoes and associated human health risks as well as heavy metal residues in water and sediments.
2019: PhD: Food Science –Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
2014: MSc. Environmental Technology and Management, Ardhi University, Tanzania.
2012: MSc. Food Technology: Quality Assurance, University of Reading, United Kingdom.
2004: BSc. Food Science and Technology- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
2000: Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education, Kibaha High School, Tanzania.
1997: Certificate of Secondary Education, Kigonsera Secondary School, Tanzania.
1993: Certificate in Primary Education – Kiponda Primary School, Mufindi, Iringa, Tanzania.
Research Interests / Areas
Researches related to Food Quality & Safety, Risk Assessment and Innovative Food Production
Funded Research Projects
A: Project Investigator- Investigation of Food Safety Risks along the Tomatoes Supply Chains and Effectiveness of Garlic and Pepper extracts as Bio pesticides: A case study in Morogoro.
B: Innovations and Markets for Lake Victoria Fisheries (IMLAF-DANIDA), 2015-2019
C: Project member: Value Addition and Diversification of Sorghum and Millet Products, INTSOMIL project (2010 – 2014), funded by SIDA.
List of courses
FT 100: Introduction to Food Science
FT 103: Food Physical Chemistry
FT 204: Food Chemistry
FT 307: Materials Science for Food Technologists
FT 310: Pilot Plant Processes
FT 311: Plant and Equipment Layout and Maintenance
FS 603: Food Sensory Evaluation
Students Supervision
Post graduate students
Martha Wilson Sebastian- MFQ/D/2020/0007
Title: Chemical and Physical Qualities of Formulated Nutrient Dense Complementary Porridge for Infants aged 6 – 24 Months
Theresia Ponsiano Ngungulu- MFQ/D/2021/0037
Title: Identification and characterization of selected Indigenous Vegetables: A case of Mkuranga.
Victoria Mpalanzi- MFQ/D/2021/0014
Title: Enhanced Nutritional Value of Noodles Produced by Small Scale Processors in Tanzania
Ali Ali Hamad- MFQ/D/2021/0007
Title: Assessment of Nutritional Composition and Microbiological Quality of Halwa: A case study in Zanzibar
Robert Onesmo- MFQ/D/2021/0002
Title: Assessment of the effects of Aflatoxins contaminated feeds on milk production, quality and safety: A case study of Mpwapwa breed cow in Dodoma Tanzania
Undergraduate students
Amina Lusonge- FST/E/2019/0042
Title: FERMENTATION OF ORANGE JUICE FOR IMPROVING SHELF LIFE AND SENSORY QUALITY
Bertha Hayba- FST/E/2019/0039
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF BREAD INCORPORATED WITH PUMPKIN SEEDS FLOUR
Brenda Benjamin Patrick- FST/ E/ 2019/0164
Title: MICROBIAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF TRADITIONAL BANANA BEER IN NORTH EASTERN TANZANIA
Tegekanya Rosemary- FST/ D/2019/0084
Title: ASSESSMENT OF RANCIDITY FOR PROCESSED PALM OIL FROM LOCAL MARKETS IN MOROGORO MUNICIPALITY
Kalwile Emiliana- FST/D/2019/0043
Title: ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF TAP WATER USED IN DIFFERENT AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF EDWARD MORINGE SOKOINE CAMPUS
Emmanuel David Kazimil- FST/D/2019/0121
Title: ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF THE FOOD SUPPLIED BY RESTAURANTS FOUND AT SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE MAIN CAMPUS
Idda Alfred Moshi- FST/E/2019/0126
Title: ASSESSMENT OF OXIDATION OF REFINED AND UNREFINED SUNFLOWER OIL
Irene Fabian Nchanila- FST/E/2019/0160
Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS IN RAW MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS AS PRESERVATIVES
Jackline Hamisi Adinan- FST/D/2019/0008
Title: DETERMINATION OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION IN RAW FRUIT JUICES PREPARED AT SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE RESTAURANTS
Onesmo Biatus Kibiki- FST/D/2019/0017
Title: ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF STREET VENDORED AVOCADO JUICE: A CASESTUDY OF MOROGORO MUNICIPALITY
Shakila Mhando Muya- FST/D/2019/0096
Title: COMPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE MICROBIAL QUALITY OF DRINKING TAP WATER: A CASE STUDY OF MOROGORO MUNICIPALITY
Salma Omary Juma- FST/D/2019/0048
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY YOGHURT BLENDED WITH STRAWBERRY JUICE AND SENSORY ACCEPTABILITY ANALYSIS.
Veronica Sanga- FST/D/2019/0074
Title: Assessment of Knowledge and Hygienic Practices of Milk Production among producers and handlers of raw milk sold under informal value chain: A case of Morogoro
Shani Yusuph- FST/D/2019/0054
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF NATUIRAL HERB SALAD DRESSING WITH A LONG SHELF LIFE OF 10 DAYS
Journal Articles
Kihampa, C and Wenaty, A (2013). Impact of mining and farming activities on water and sediment quality of the Mara river basin, Tanzania. Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, 3(7): 15 – 24.
Wenaty, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B. and Mdegela, R (2018). Fish consumers’ preferences, quantities of fish consumed and factors affecting fish eating habits: A case of Lake Victoria in Tanzania. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 6(6): 247 – 252.
Wenaty, A., Fromberg, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B., Dalsgaard, A. and Mdegela, R (2019). Persistent Organochlorine Compounds Levels in Selected Fish Species from Lake Victoria and Associated Human Health Risks. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 8(1), 1 – 9.
Wenaty, A., Fromberg, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B., Dalsgaard, A. and Mdegela, R (2019). Assessment of health risks associated with organochlorine pesticides levels in processed fish products from Lake Victoria. African Journal of Food Science, 13(5):101 – 110.
Wenaty, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B., Dalsgaard, A. and Mdegela, R (2019). Occurrence, quantities and probable human health risks of indicatory polychlorinated biphenyls in processed Lates niloticus (L.) products from Lake Victoria in Tanzania. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 13(11):417 – 424.
Wenaty, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B. and Mdegela, R (2019). Assessment of persistent organochlorine compounds contamination on the Lake Victoria water and sediments: a case study in Tanzania. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 44(3): 281-290.
Wenaty, A., Mdegela, R., and Chove, B. (2022). Are the Post-harvest Losses of Nile-perch Value Chain in Lake Victoria in Tanzania a Driver of using Pesticides for Fish Storage?. Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 21(1): 121 – 128.
Conference/Workshops/Seminar Papers
Wenaty, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B. and Mdegela, R (2019). Are the levels of organochlorine pesticides in fish species from Lake Victoria in Tanzania a health risk?. Proceedings of the Sokoine university of agriculture scientific conference in transforming agriculture and natural resources for sustainable development to attain industrial economy in Tanzania, 10th to 11th April 2019, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Wenaty, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B. and Mdegela, R (2019). Polychlorinated biphenyls in Lates niloticus products from Lake Victoria and potential human health risks. 20th – 25th May, 2019: International Food Safety Conference; Food and nutrition safety from farm to Fork: a missing link in consumer health and food security, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Wenaty, A., Mabiki, F., Chove, B. and Mdegela, R (2020). Are the post-harvest losses of Nile perch value chain in Lake Victoria in Tanzania a driver of using pesticides for fish storage? The 2nd Tanzania Post-harvest Management Conference: reducing postharvest-losses for enhanced food security and export trade, 18th -19th March, 2020, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Wenaty, A. and B. Chove (2022). Examination of Seasonal Variability of Indicator Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Nile Perch Products from Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Proceedings of the 2nd SUA Scientific Conference on Research and Technological Innovations Towards Transformation of Lower Middle-Income Countries held at the SUA Edward Moringe Campus, Morogoro- Tanzania from 25th to 26th May 2021.
Food Science and Technology Section Leader: June 2020 to date
Technical Committee Chairperson for General sampling and testing procedures- Tanzania Bureau of standards: October 2020 to date
Sokoine University of Agriculture,
Department of Food Science and Agro- processing,
Postal address: P. O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro.
Email: wenatyalex[at]sua.ac.tz