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This project takes a novel approach to enhancing food security and incomes by focusing on employment opportunities. Through learning about growing, multiplying and processing orange-fleshed sweetpotato, young people in northern Mozambique will acquire the knowledge and skills to build sustainable...

Introduction of biofortified, orangefleshed sweetpotato and new varieties of quinoa will improve child and adult nutrition, boost food security, and generate sustainable incomes in Jharkhand, India.

Iron and zinc deficiency are widespread problems in developing countries. Scientists at CIP have bred iron- and zinc-biofortified potatoes to contribute to efforts to reduce malnutrition in the Andes and other regions where potato is a staple crop. Bioavailability studies will determine how much ...

Many women and children in the high Andes suffer from anemia due to an inadequate diet. This project takes a holistic approach to addressing micronutrient deficiency, boosting food security and health and building women’s empowerment by introducing potatoes rich in iron and zinc as part of an int...

In the latest phase of this project, the International Potato Center (CIP) works with a range of stakeholders to improve dietary diversity and fight malnutrition by introducing biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato and other selected vegetables (pro Vitamin A maize, grand nuts, and moringa) as ...

Sweetpotato, particularly orange-fleshed varieties, has under-exploited potential to improve nutrition and help build resilience to climate change among poor farming families across India. This project, which aims to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods in Odisha state, was first imp...

Jharkhand has great potential to boost potato production, making use of unused agricultural land. New varieties, land pooling, market linkages, farming synchronization, post-harvest technologies, and improved access to seed will improve the potato sector for farmers, consumers, and value chain ac...

This project investigates the potential for introducing sweetpotato-enriched bread to South Africa. Beyond the benefits for family nutrition, it seeks to support farmers by increasing demand for valueadded sweetpotato products.

This Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project aims to modernize Africa’s current systems for sweetpotato breeding and early generation seed production. The resulting improved varieties and their rapid dissemination and adoption will provide a strong foundation for better nutrition and diversified ...

Potatoes with high levels of iron, zinc, and vitamin C hold great promise for boosting nutrition and food security throughout East Africa. This project builds on 15 years of CIP research to introduce improved varieties of biofortified potatoes to Ethiopia and Rwanda, along with a package of suppo...