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Uni-modal rainfall pattern has long dry spell wherein sweetpotato is scarce, expensive but cheap at harvest. The crop is mostly consumed, processed or sold. Extending shelf-life of roots is crucial for Malawi and Northern Ghana as the crop has high value. Trials were conducted in the countries at...


Abidin, P.E.Kazembe, J.A.Atuna, R.A.Amagloh, F.K.Asare, K.Dery, E.Carey, E.E.[Sand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market sales.]Sand storage, extending the shelf-life of fresh sweetpotato roots for home consumption and market sales.
Abidin, P.E.Chipungu, F.P.Nyekanyeka, T.Chilanga, T.Mwenye, O.Kazembe, JBotha, B.Carey, E.E.[Maize-orange-fleshed sweetpotato intercropping: Potential for use to enhance food security and scaling-up the nutrition effort in Malawi.]Maize-orange-fleshed sweetpotato intercropping: Potential for use to enhance food security and scaling-up the nutrition effort in Malawi.

The guide aims to provide all the most important information needed to design and implement effective systems including those that combine sweetpotato with a range of other crops, either as intercrops or in rotations, but with the primary focus on sweetpotato.


Abidin, P.E.Carey, E.E.Mallubhotla, S.Sones, Keith R.[Sweetpotato cropping guide]Sweetpotato cropping guide

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) was not an important crop in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, West Africa, in the past decades. An effort has been made to reposition the sweet potato crop in West Africa. Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) cultivar was used as an entry point while properly desig...


Abidin, P.E.Adekambi, S.Nchor, J.Koara, I.Carey, E.E.[An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it?]An orphan crop, the orange-fleshed sweet potato, in West Africa: Can we reposition it?

The project “Rooting out Hunger in Malawi with Nutritious Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP)” was launched in October 2009 for the benefit of women and children in the country. This 4.5-year effort targets 115,000 households to improve vitamin A and energy intake using improved sweetpotato varieti...


Abidin, P.E.Chipungu, F.P.Benesi, I.Mwenye, O.Todd, R.Thomas, J.Chimsale, R.Daudi, A.Nkhomam, P.Mkumbira, J.Botha, B.Carey, E.E.[Building a sustainable sweetpotato seed system in Malawi: Experiences from the "Rooting out hunger in Malawi" project.]Building a sustainable sweetpotato seed system in Malawi: Experiences from the "Rooting out hunger in Malawi" project.

Sindi, K.Kiria, C.Low, J.W.Sopo, O.Abidin, P.E.[Rooting out hunger in Malawi with nutritious orange-fleshed sweetpotato: A baseline survey report, Blantyre, Malawi.]Rooting out hunger in Malawi with nutritious orange-fleshed sweetpotato: A baseline survey report, Blantyre, Malawi.

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