Cassava is an important root crop in Malawi. It is the second most important food crop after maize. It is grown throughout the country as a food security crop, sack/cash crop, and as a staple food crop along the Lake Malawi. Is is a staple for over 39 % of the country’s population. Farmers ...
Gondwe, F.M.T.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Hillocks, R.J.
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Raya, M.D.
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Moyo, C.C.
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Soko, M.M.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.R.M.
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[Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease]
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Economic losses experienced by smallscale farmers in Malawi due to cassava brown streak virus disease
In order to better understand farmers’ sweetpotato varieties grown in Malawi for subsequent improvement and effective contribution of agricultural research to livelihood, a study which involved germplasm collection and indigenous knowledge documentation survey in 2003 in Chikwawa and Nsanje Distr...
Chipungu, F.P.
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Saka, J.D.K.
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Ambali, A.J.D.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Mkumbira, J.
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[Importance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars in Malawi: a consolidation of morphological, organoleptic and beta-carotene analysis]
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Importance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars in Malawi: a consolidation of morphological, organoleptic and beta-carotene analysis
Masamba, K.
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Demo, P.
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Chiipanthenga, M.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.
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Mwenye, O.
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[Is a functional potato seed system possible in a developing country? experiences from Malawi.]
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Is a functional potato seed system possible in a developing country? experiences from Malawi.
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.
Agricultural researchers, NGOs and farmers in Malawi have pooled their knowledge and resources to develop and distribute new vitamin-enriched and drought-resistant sweet potato varieties, and to devise and promote new commercial activities that will help its spread.
Ernawati, Abidin P.
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Nyekanyeka, T.
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Heck S
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McLean S
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Mnjengezulu G
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Chimsale, R.
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Botha, B.
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[Less hunger, better health and more wealth: the benefits of knowledge sharing in Malawi’s Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato project]
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Less hunger, better health and more wealth: the benefits of knowledge sharing in Malawi’s Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato project
Potato production in Malawi is characterized by low yields with poor quality tubers. To some extent this has been attributed to use of low yielding varieties and poor quality seed tubers. In attempt to address the situation there is a potato variety development program whose overlying objective i...
Masamba, K.
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Mwenye, O.
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Demo, P.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.
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Chimwala, L.
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[On-farm evaluation of potato genotypes for yield and late blight resistance in Malawi.]
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On-farm evaluation of potato genotypes for yield and late blight resistance in Malawi.