The SUSTAIN project aims to reach at least 60,000 direct smallholder beneficiaries and 250,000 indirect beneficiaries in four districts in Rwanda by 2018 with improved varieties and appropriate nutrition information and counseling for caregivers of infants and young children. This flyer outlines ...
Sindi, K.
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Ndirigue, J.
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[Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition (SUSTAIN) in Rwanda]
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Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition (SUSTAIN) in Rwanda
Among the collective actions of the World Bank-funded Global Public Goods Phase II Project (GPG2), the following collaborative activity: “Refinement and standardization of storage procedures for clonal crops” was given to the CGIAR’s In Vitro Genebanks, represented by the Clonal Crop Task Force (...
Benson, E.E.
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Harding, K.
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Debouck, Daniel G.
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Dumet, D.
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Escobar, R.
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Mafla, G.
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Panis, B.
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Panta, A.
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Tay, D.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Roux, N.
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[Refinement and standardization of storage procedures for clonal crops. Global Public Goods Phase 2. Part 3: Multi-crop guidelines for developing in vitro conservation best practices for clonal crops]
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Refinement and standardization of storage procedures for clonal crops. Global Public Goods Phase 2. Part 3: Multi-crop guidelines for developing in vitro conservation best practices for clonal crops
International Potato Center
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[Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP): a vitamin A and food security powerhouse packed into one root]
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Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP): a vitamin A and food security powerhouse packed into one root
Burgos, G.
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Munoa, L.P.
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Sosa P, P.
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Cayhualla, E.
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Carpio, R.
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Felde, T. zum
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[Procedures for chemical analysis of potato and sweetpotato samples at CIP’s Quality and Nutrition Laboratory.]
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Procedures for chemical analysis of potato and sweetpotato samples at CIP’s Quality and Nutrition Laboratory.
Fofanah, M.M.
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[Communication strategy for the promotion of orange fleshed sweetpotatoes in Tigray, Ethiopia.]
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Communication strategy for the promotion of orange fleshed sweetpotatoes in Tigray, Ethiopia.
The Rooting Out Hunger project is implemented in in Chikwawa, Phalombe, and Zomba districts and is extending into neighboring Blantyre, Chiradzulu, Mwanza, and Nsanje districts; all located in Southern Malawi. The first phase focused on promoting the adoption and appropriate use of orange-fleshed...
Mueller, E.
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[Rooting out hunger in Malawi transitioning into a National Roots and Tuber development program]
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Rooting out hunger in Malawi transitioning into a National Roots and Tuber development program
This flyer summarizes the objectives, achievements and plans of CIP’s work to address the problem of weevils through development of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties through breeding and biotechnology. It outlines the Bt-RNAi combined gene technology being applied, and the progress made betw...
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.
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Muoki, P.
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Magnaghi, A.
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Muzhingi, T.
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Low, J.W.
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[From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality]
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From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality
Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) puree is a nutritious food ingredient for promoting Vitamin A intake in processed food products in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). OFSP puree handlers play an important role in ensuring production of consistently safe and quality OFSP puree and related processed produc...
Malavi, D.N.
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Abong, G.O.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of orange fleshed sweetpotato puree handlers in Kenya]
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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of orange fleshed sweetpotato puree handlers in Kenya