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Stathers, T.Low, J.W.Munyua, H.M.Mbabu, A.N.Maru, J.[Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato, Topic 1: Facilitating training sessions]Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato, Topic 1: Facilitating training sessions
Andrade, M.I.Alvaro, A.Menomussanga, J.Makunde, G.S.Ricardo, J.Gruneberg, W.J.Eyzaguirre, R.Low, J.W.Ortiz, R.['Alisha', 'Anamaria', 'Bie', 'Bita', 'Caelan', 'Ivone', 'Lawrence', 'Margarete', and 'Victoria' sweetpotato.]'Alisha', 'Anamaria', 'Bie', 'Bita', 'Caelan', 'Ivone', 'Lawrence', 'Margarete', and 'Victoria' sweetpotato.

The introduction of orange sweet potato (OSP), rich in vitamin A, can have important and lasting impacts on reducing vitamin A deficiency among smallholder farmers in the developing world. In this paper, we describe the evolution of evidence about the effectiveness of disseminating OSP to smallho...


Brauw, A.Gilligan, D.O.Low, J.W.[Introducing orange sweet potato: Tracing the evolution of evidence on its effectiveness]Introducing orange sweet potato: Tracing the evolution of evidence on its effectiveness

OFSP is being used as an ingredient of baked products and can be a source of pro-vitamin A. Information about OFSP puree bread consumer profile is limited. The current study investigates the consumer socio-demographics, knowledge, practices and attitude towards OFSP puree bread in Kenya. A total ...


Wanjuu, C.Bocher, T.Abong, G.O.Low, J.W.Mbogo, D.Heck, S.Muzhingi, T.[Consumer knowledge and attitude towards orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree bread in Kenya.]Consumer knowledge and attitude towards orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree bread in Kenya.

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.Swanckaert, J.Dery, E.K.Akansake, D.Saaka, J.Abidin, P.E.Adofo, K.Baafi, E.Muzhingi, T.David, M.Low, J.W.Gruneberg, W.J.[Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets.]Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets.

This study examined the nutrition and food security impacts of a project that was designed to improve availability of disease-free planting materials of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) in rural Tanzania. Difference-in-difference and matching techniques were employed to estimate cau...


Mashisia, K.Okello, J.J.Wambugu, S.Sindi, K.Low, J.W.McEwan, M.[Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania]Nutrition and food security impacts of quality seeds of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tanzania

Mothers’ vitamin A (VA) status during pregnancy and lactation determine infants’ VA levels. We estimated VA status during pregnancy and assessed its determinants using data on 505 pregnant women attending first antenatal care visit in Western Kenya. VA and iron status were assessed using plasma r...


Akelo, V.Grant, F.Okuku, H.S.Wanjala, R.Low, J.W.Cole, D.Levin, C.Girard, Amy W.[Determinants of vitamin A status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.]Determinants of vitamin A status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.

The 2013 Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series identified evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions as a research priority. The Mama SASHA study in Western Kenya links delivery of vitamin A (VA) rich orange-flesh sweet potato (OFSP) to antenatal care to improve VA and nut...


Girard, Amy W.Grant, F.Okuku, H.S.Akelo, V.Wanjala, R.Levin, C.Cole, D.Low, J.W.[Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A.]Evaluating the effectiveness of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention in Western Kenya: design of the Mama SASHA cohort study of vitamin A.

In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 40% of children under five years of age suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Among several interventions in place to address vitamin A deficiency is biofortification, breeding vitamin A into key staple crops. Staple crops biofortified with beta-carotene, the precurso...


Low, J.W.Ball, A.Magezi, S.Njoku, J.Tomlins, Keith I.Dove, R.Mourik, T. V.Andrade, M.I.Mwanga, R.O.M.[Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-saharan Africa]Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-saharan Africa

We examined the effect of multidimensional farmers’ beliefs on the likelihood of cultivating planting materials of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties. Using a panel dataset and combining difference-in-differences regression with propensity score matching, results showed posi...


Shikuku, K.M.Okello, Julius JumaSindi, KirimiLow, J.W.McEwan, M.[Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania]Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania

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