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Low, J.W.[Biofortified crops with a visible trait: The example of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Sub-Saharan Africa.]Biofortified crops with a visible trait: The example of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Sub-Saharan 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

Research in Rwanda demonstrated that orangefleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) purée (steamed, mashed roots) was an economically viable, vitamin A enhancing ingredient in baked products when the purée was produced and used in the same bakery. Having a storable, packaged OFSP purée produced by a firm to su...


Bocher, T.Muoki, P.Magnaghi, A.Muzhingi, T.Low, J.W.[From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality]From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality

The Rwanda Super Foods project sought to develop a value chain for processed orange-fleshed sweetpotato products to respond to farmer concerns over lack of markets. This study used data collected from five districts in rural Rwanda under supper food project between August and September 2014. The ...


Bocher, T.Low, J.W.Sindi, K.Rajendran, S.[Gender-sensitive value chain intervention improved profit efficiency among orange-fleshed sweetpotato producers in Rwanda]Gender-sensitive value chain intervention improved profit efficiency among orange-fleshed sweetpotato producers in Rwanda

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