This OFSP Investment Summary is part of a set of three OFSP investment products: The OFSP Investment Guide that unpacks the investment opportunities along the OFSP value chain, offering a decision tool for identifying where they exist and the activities needed to transform them, including details...
The project “Rooting out Hunger in Malawi with Nutritious Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP)” was launched in October 2009 for the benefit of women and children in the country. This 4.5-year effort targets 115,000 households to improve vitamin A and energy intake using improved sweetpotato varieti...
Abidin, P.E.
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Chipungu, F.P.
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Benesi, I.
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Mwenye, O.
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Todd, R.
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Thomas, J.
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Chimsale, R.
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Daudi, A.
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Nkhomam, P.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Botha, B.
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Carey, E.E.
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[Building a sustainable sweetpotato seed system in Malawi: Experiences from the "Rooting out hunger in Malawi" project.]
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Building a sustainable sweetpotato seed system in Malawi: Experiences from the "Rooting out hunger in Malawi" project.
Cassava roots, a major food in Africa, contain cyanogenic glucosides that may cause toxic effects. Malawian women farmers considered fields of seemingly similar cassava plants to be mixes of both ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars. They regard roots from ‘cool’ cultivars as non-toxic. Roots of ‘bitter...
Mkumbira, J.
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Chiwona-Karltun, L.
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Lagercrantz, U.
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Mahungu, N.M.
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Saka, J.
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Mhone, A.
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Bokanga, M.
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Brimer, L.
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Gullberg, U.
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Rosling, H.
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[Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"]
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Classification of cassava into bitter" and "cool" in Malawi: from farmers perception to characterization by molecular markers"
Patino, M.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Lemchi, J.
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Ogbe, F.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okoro, E.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Dixon, A.
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Geteloma, C.
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[Record keeping in cassava enterprises: cassava enterprises management series]
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Record keeping in cassava enterprises: cassava enterprises management series
Dixon, A.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Patino, M.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Lemchi, J.
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Ogbe, F.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okoro, E.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Geteloma, C.
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[Business tips]
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Business tips
Patino, M.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Lemchi, J.
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Ogbe, F.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okoro, E.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Dixon, A.
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Geteloma, C.
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[Organization and time management in cassava enterprises: cassava enterprises management series]
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Organization and time management in cassava enterprises: cassava enterprises management series
Sanni, L.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Akanya, J.
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Okoro, C., Alaya, Y.
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Egwuonwu, C.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Lemchi, J.
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Ogbe, F.
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Okoro, E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Mkumbira, J.
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Patino, M.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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Dixon, A.
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[Standards for cassava products and guidelines for export]
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Standards for cassava products and guidelines for export