Commonly used innovation adoption models indirectly assume homogenous information flow across farmers, which is often not the case. For new and or not well known technologies such as Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties, awareness exposure plays an important role in farmers’ decision to ad...
Adekambi, S.
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Abidin, P.E.
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Okello, J.J.
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Carey, E.E.
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[Awareness exposure and technology adoption: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in West Africa.]
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Awareness exposure and technology adoption: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in West Africa.
A major objective of breeding at the Sweetpotato Support Platform for West Africa in Ghana, is the development of non-sweet cultivars suitable for use as staple foods, or in fried and other processed products. This priority was set during stakeholder consultations when establishing the program, a...
Carey, E.E.
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Swanckaert, J.
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Dery, E.K.
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Akansake, D.
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Saaka, J.
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Abidin, P.E.
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Adofo, K.
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Baafi, E.
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Muzhingi, T.
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David, M.
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Low, J.W.
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Gruneberg, W.J.
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[Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets.]
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Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets.
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.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.
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Mwenye, O.
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Todd, R.
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Thomas, J.
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Chimsale, R.
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Daudi, A.
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Nkhomam, P.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Botha, B.
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Carey, E.E.
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[Building a sustainable sweetpotato seed system in Malawi: Experiences from the "Rooting out hunger in Malawi" project.]
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Building a sustainable sweetpotato seed system in Malawi: Experiences from the "Rooting out hunger in Malawi" project.