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The poor knowledge about the presence of diseases and pests affecting the potato crop in developing countries difficult the understanding of their distribution in agro-ecological systems and consequent effect on yield and seed quality. A combination of a monitoring and a field experiment were per...


Navarrete, I.Panchi, N.Andrade-Piedra, J.L.[Potato crop health quality and yield losses in Ecuador]Potato crop health quality and yield losses in Ecuador

Soil erosion rates are exacerbated in sloping arable lands of Central Kenya due mainly to the high soil disturbance caused by potato hilling. A field study was conducted in runoff plots to quantify the effect of potato hilling on soil loss, soil moisture distribution and soil temperature. Three h...


Nyawade, S.Karanja, N.Gachene, C.K.K.Schulte-Geldermann, ElmarParker, M.[Effect of potato hilling on soil temperature, soil moisture distribution and sediment yield on a sloping terrain]Effect of potato hilling on soil temperature, soil moisture distribution and sediment yield on a sloping terrain

Purpose – Potato is a major food staple in Africa, but its production is constrained by poor quality of seed. A recent private–public partnership in Tanzania resulted in introduction of new higher yielding varieties. The purpose of this paper is to examine smallholder farmers’ motivations to inve...


Okello, J.J.Lagerkvist, C.J.Kakuhenzire, R.Parker, M.Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar[Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties]Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties

Nuwagaba, J.Okot, D.O.[Business skills training guide for potato associations.]Business skills training guide for potato associations.

Self Help Africa[Training report: Entrepreneurial skills for ware potato production, postharvest handling and marketing.]Training report: Entrepreneurial skills for ware potato production, postharvest handling and marketing.

Parker, M.Wasukira, A.[Ware potato storage: A key innovation to improve access to more profitable markets for small-scale farmers and traders?]Ware potato storage: A key innovation to improve access to more profitable markets for small-scale farmers and traders?

Self Help Africa[Training curriculum: entrepreneurship skills training for potato association.]Training curriculum: entrepreneurship skills training for potato association.

Potato is a vital and inseparable part of livelihoods and diets in Meghalaya and improvements in its value chain can benefit the entire sector, particularly smallholder potato farmers. Value chain mapping in three districts in Meghalaya revealed that farmers, traders, wholesalers, retailers, and ...


Chulet, H.Anantharaman, M.Shanpru, E.Prain, G.[Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment.]Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment.

Effective management of potato diseases such as bacterial wilt and late blight depends to a large extent on farmers’ knowledge of the diseases as well as on the integration of recommended management methods in their daily practices. Late blight has continued to be a dominant potato disease for ma...


Tafesse, S.Damtew, EliasMierlo, B. vanLie, R.Lemaga, B.Sharma, K.Leeuwis, C.Struik, Paul C.[Farmers' knowledge and practices of potato disease management in Ethiopia]Farmers' knowledge and practices of potato disease management in Ethiopia

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