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The current fight against Vitamin A deficiency has focused on promoting biofortified staples that are rich in beta carotene, such as Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP). These efforts usually entail providing quality planting materials to vulnerable households accompanied by sensitization about the...


Mwiti, F.K.Okello, J.J.Munei, K.Low, J.W.[Assessment of farmer willingness to pay for quality planting materials of biofortified and non-biofortified varieties of sweetpotato.]Assessment of farmer willingness to pay for quality planting materials of biofortified and non-biofortified varieties of sweetpotato.

Petsakos, A.Hareau, G.Pradel, W.Suarez, V.[Forecasting Potato and Sweetpotato Yields for 2050]Forecasting Potato and Sweetpotato Yields for 2050

This paper combines Just-About-Right (JAR) sensory evaluation and means-end chain (MEC) analysis to examine consumer evaluation of the sensory attributes of conventionally bred biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). It specifically examined the role of information on biofortification pro...


Okello, J.J.Lagerkvist, C.J.Muoki, P.Heck, S.Prain, G.[Combining sensory evaluation and mental models in the assessment of consumer preferences for and choice of healthy products: experience from a field experiment in Kenya.]Combining sensory evaluation and mental models in the assessment of consumer preferences for and choice of healthy products: experience from a field experiment in Kenya.

Innovations to improve staple crop germplasm can reduce poverty and otherwise improve farmer livelihoods through complex and multiple pathways. This paper reviews the evidence for one prominent pathway—through increased incomes (in cash and kind) for poor farmers who adopt the technology. An imp...


Alwang, JeffreyGotor, E.Thiele, GrahamHareau, G.Chamberlain, J.[Pathways from research on improved staple crop germplasm to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers]Pathways from research on improved staple crop germplasm to poverty reduction for smallholder farmers

In sub-Saharan Africa region, most sweetpotato are produced from diverse landraces that have constant turnover. The preference for high dry matter is between 28 to 35%. CIP breeding strategy for the past 15 years has been to collect, characterize, and conserve farmers' varieties; evaluate and dis...


Kapinga, R.Zhang, D.Lemaga, B.Andrade, M.I.Mwanga, R.O.M.Laurie, S.Ndoho, P.Kanju, E.[Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges]Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) are key food crops in Tanzania in general and in the lake zone in particular. Cassava and sweetpotato are household food security crops in addition to being a source of household income. Availability of the new improved varietie...


Jeremiah, S.C.Kulembeka, H.P.Kanju, E.Chirimi, B.Amour, R.[The role of community based organisations' NGOs and farmers in technology transfer]The role of community based organisations' NGOs and farmers in technology transfer

Wu, S.Lau, K.H.Cao, Q.Hamilton, J.P.Sun, H.Zhou, C.Eserman, L.Gemenet, D.Olukolu, B.A.Wang, H.Crisovan, E.Godden, G.Jiao, C.Wang, X.Kitavi, M.Manrique-Carpintero, N.Vaillancourt, B.Wiegert-Rininger, K.Yang, X.Bao, K.Schaff, J.Kreuze, J.F.Gruneberg, W.J.Khan, A.Ghislain, M.Ma, D.Jiang, J.Mwanga, R.O.M.Leebens-Mack, J.Coin, L.Yencho, G.C.Buell, R.Fei, Z.[Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement.]Genome sequences of two diploid wild relatives of cultivated sweetpotato reveal targets for genetic improvement.
Clark, C.A.Davis, J.A.Abad, J.A.Cuéllar, J.W.Fuentes, S.Kreuze, J.F.Gibson, R.W.Mukasa, S.Tugume, A.K.Tairo, F.D.Valkonen, J.P.T.[Sweetpotato viruses: 15 years of progress on understanding and managing complex diseases.]Sweetpotato viruses: 15 years of progress on understanding and managing complex diseases.
Muyinza, H.Talwana, H.L.Mwanga, R.O.M.Stevenson, P.C.[Sweetpotato weevil (Cylas spp.) resistance in African sweetpotato germplasm.]Sweetpotato weevil (Cylas spp.) resistance in African sweetpotato germplasm.
Hotz, C.Loechl, C.Brauw, Alan deEozenou, P.Gilligan, D.Moursi, M.Munhaua, B.Jaarsveld, P.J. vanCarriquiry, A.Meenakshi, J.V.[A large-scale intervention to introduce orange sweet potato in rural Mozambique increases vitamin A intakes among children and women.]A large-scale intervention to introduce orange sweet potato in rural Mozambique increases vitamin A intakes among children and women.

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