Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) can contribute to combating vitamin A deficiency and establishing more resilient cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa. There is limited understanding of the factors that affect yield and quality of OFSP on smallholder farmers’ fields. This study aimed to asses...
Vugt, D. van
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Franke, A.C.
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[Exploring the yield gap of orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties on smallholder farmers' fields in Malawi.]
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Exploring the yield gap of orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties on smallholder farmers' fields in Malawi.
Background: Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficie...
Hummel, M.
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Talsma, E.
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Honing, A. van der
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Vugt, D. van
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Brouwer, Inge D.
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Spillane, C.
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Gama, A.
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[Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi]
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Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi
CIP organized a workshop to share, review and analyze experiences and results from system strengthening approaches across the potato and sweetpotato programs in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique, as well as other initiatives that are working towards the same goal. The workshop brought together some...
Vugt, D. van
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Lemaga, B.
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Heck, S.
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Brouwers, J.
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[System strengthening approaches for scaling up development outcomes from agricultural research. Knowledge sharing workshop. 13‐15 November 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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System strengthening approaches for scaling up development outcomes from agricultural research. Knowledge sharing workshop. 13‐15 November 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia