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.
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Swanckaert, J.
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Dery, E.K.
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Akansake, D.
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Saaka, J.
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Abidin, P.E.
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Adofo, K.
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Baafi, E.
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Muzhingi, T.
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David, M.
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Low, J.W.
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Gruneberg, W.J.
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[Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets.]
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Developing and deploying non- and low-sweet sweetpotato cultivars for expanding markets.
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.
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Okello, J.J.
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Munei, K.
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Low, J.W.
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[Assessment of farmer willingness to pay for quality planting materials of biofortified and non-biofortified varieties of sweetpotato.]
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Assessment of farmer willingness to pay for quality planting materials of biofortified and non-biofortified varieties of sweetpotato.
A recent ex ante impact assessment indicates that orangefleshed sweetpotatoes can make a major contribution to alleviating vitamin A malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Replacing the white-fleshed varieties now grown by farmers with new high ß-carotene cultivars that meet local preferences would ...
Low, J.W.
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Walker, T.
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Hijmans R.J.
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[The potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa.]
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The potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sweetpotato is an important food security crop in Rwanda grown mainly by women for household consumption and as a source of family income Sweetpotato production is faced with several constraints, among them the availability of clean planting of most varieties but more so of the new Vitamin A rich...
Ndirigwe, J.
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Sindi, K.
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Kankundiye, L.
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Shumbusha, D.
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Nshimiye, J.C.
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Hakizimana, S.
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Low, J.W.
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[Improving farmers' access to clean planting material through partnership in the value chain.]
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Improving farmers' access to clean planting material through partnership in the value chain.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how two new high â-carotene sweetpotato varieties, Vita and Kabode were assessed against local checks by pregnant women (n=79) and how young children (72) under 2 years of age liked them in Bungoma and Busia districts of Kenya. Mothers gave acceptability ...
Oyunga-Ogubi, M.A.
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Loechl, C.
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Quedraogo, H.
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Low, J.W.
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[Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of orange-fleshed sweetpotato by pregnant women and children < 2 years in western Kenya.]
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Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of orange-fleshed sweetpotato by pregnant women and children < 2 years in western Kenya.
Andrade, M.I.
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Naico, A.
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Low, J.W.
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[Batata doce de polpa alaranjada como fonte de rendimento para os agricultores mocambicanos.]
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Batata doce de polpa alaranjada como fonte de rendimento para os agricultores mocambicanos.
Manufacturers who import agricultural commodities like wheat are facing increasing costs due to rising commodity prices. Sweetpotato can replace up to 40% of the wheat in many bakery products. This can lower firm production costs, save a country foreign exchange, and increase rural farmers' incom...
Sindi, K.
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Ndirigwe, J.
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Mukantwali, C.
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Low, J.W.
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Kirimi, L.
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[What is the consumers' perception of bakery products made with vitamin A rich sweetpotato and wheat?]
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What is the consumers' perception of bakery products made with vitamin A rich sweetpotato and wheat?
Oyunga-Ogubi, M.A.
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Loechl, C.
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Quedraogo, H.
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Low, J.W.
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[Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of orange-fleshed sweetpotato by pregnant women and children < 2 years in Western Kenya.]
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Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of orange-fleshed sweetpotato by pregnant women and children < 2 years in Western Kenya.
Low, J.W.
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[Unleashing the potential of sweet potato to combat poverty and malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa through a comprehensive iniatitive.]
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Unleashing the potential of sweet potato to combat poverty and malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa through a comprehensive iniatitive.