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Stathers, T.Low, J.W.Amagloh, F.K.Carey, E.E.Kyalo, G.Agili, S.Nyotumba, B.Were, M.[Handle with care: maintaining the quality and value of your sweetpotato roots during and after harvest through better practice.]Handle with care: maintaining the quality and value of your sweetpotato roots during and after harvest through better practice.

Stathers, T.Ackatia‐Armah, R.Grant, F.Benjamin, M.Katcher, H.Blakenship, J.Low, J.W.Mudege, Netsayi N.Maru, JoyceMunyua, Hilda M.Muzhingi, T.[Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato, Topic 4: Nutrition and orange-fleshed sweetpotato]Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato, Topic 4: Nutrition and orange-fleshed sweetpotato

Stathers, T.Low, J.W.[Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato, Topic 2: The origin and importance of sweetpotato]Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato, Topic 2: The origin and importance of sweetpotato

Curing in sweetpotato is a crucial pre- or postharvest practice that could guarantee improved shelf life,but rarely practised by sweetpotato farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, principally due to lack of knowledge. Wound healing ability of cultivars has been associated with good root storability. In t...


Atuna, R.A.Carey, E.E.Low, J.W.Amagloh, F.K.[Wound healing and dry matter content of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as influenced by curing methods]Wound healing and dry matter content of orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars as influenced by curing methods
Girard, Amy W.Wanjala, R.Okuku, H.Levin, C.Cole, D.Low, J.W.Grant, F.[Infant nutritional outcomes in an integrated agriculture, health and nutrition program in Western Kenya]Infant nutritional outcomes in an integrated agriculture, health and nutrition program in Western Kenya

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.

Mineral and vitamin deficiencies are a serious public health problem in Africa. The terrible consequences of these deficiencies are well known. Biofortification is the process of breeding nutrients into staple food crops. It is one cost-effective and sustainable agricultural investment that can h...


Bouis, H.Saltzman, A.Ball, A.Covic, N.Low, J.W.[An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa]An overview of the landscape and approach for biofortification in Africa

Food insecurity has become a key issue in the field of development in recent years with major inadequate intake of vitamin A-rich foods. Specifically, vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a major health problem among poor developing-country households, especially in Africa. Efforts to combat VAD cu...


Okello, J.J.Sindi, K.Shikuku, K.McEwan, M.Low, J.W.[A study of household food security and adoption of biofortified crop varieties in Tanzania: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato]A study of household food security and adoption of biofortified crop varieties in Tanzania: the case of orange-fleshed sweetpotato

Africa as a continent faces high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies such as vitamin A, iron, and zinc. Biofortification offers a dietary agriculture-based strategy that has shown potential to address selected micronutrient deficiencies. This chapter describes how advocacy for biofortificati...


Covic, N.Ball, A.Low, J.W.Mackenzie, A.[Advocacy for biofortification: Building stakeholder support, integration into regional and national policies, and sustaining momentum]Advocacy for biofortification: Building stakeholder support, integration into regional and national policies, and sustaining momentum

Background: Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) improves vitamin A (VA) status of young children; research with pregnant and lactating women is limited. Objective: We examined the effectiveness of the Mama SASHA (Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa) program to improve nutrition kn...


Girard, Amy W.Grant, F.Watkinson, M.Okuku, H.S.Wanjala, R.Cole, D.Levin, C.Low, J.W.[Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women]Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women

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