This flyer outlines the findings of the Rwanda Sweetpotato Super Foods Project, which sought to build an effective public-private sector partnership, and to investigate whether sweetpotato processed products are profitable and acceptable to urban consumers. The project was implemented in four di...
Low, J.W.
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Bocher, T.
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Sindi, K.
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[Rwanda Sweetpotato Super Foods Market Chains that work for women and for the poor.]
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Rwanda Sweetpotato Super Foods Market Chains that work for women and for the poor.
This flyer describes the objectives, activities, and progress made in implementing a three-year project that targets informal and formal orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) markets in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso between June 2014 and July 2015. The project is working towards four major outcomes...
Abidin, E.
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Some, K.
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Trucker, J.
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Kiger, B.
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Acheremu, K.
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Amankwaah, V.A.
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Amagloh, F.
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Amoaful, E.F.
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Njoku, J.
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[Jumpstarting Orange- Fleshed Sweetpotato in West Africa through Diversified Markets]
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Jumpstarting Orange- Fleshed Sweetpotato in West Africa through Diversified Markets
This paper reviews cassava in Asia from a broad perspective, culminating in a definition of the research areas that will contribute effectively to development goals in the region. The first section outlines regional trends in production, trade and utilization, drawing comparisons to global trends...
Hershey, Clair H.
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Howeler, Reinhardt H.
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[Cassava in Asia: Designing crop research for competitive markets]
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Cassava in Asia: Designing crop research for competitive markets
Adegbola, Y.P.
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Yegbemay, R.N.
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Djenontin, I.N.S.
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Hibon, A.
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Hell, K.
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Thiele, Graham
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Koudande, O.D.
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[Les marches du manioc et du "gari" dans le Sud et le Centre du Benin: Performances et principales contraintes a leur developpement.]
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Les marches du manioc et du "gari" dans le Sud et le Centre du Benin: Performances et principales contraintes a leur developpement.
The Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) project was a pilot that advocated for increased investment in orange-fleshed sweetpotato to combat vitamin A deficiency among young children and women of reproductive age. It was implemented by the International Potato Center and Helen Keller International pri...
Mbabu, A.N.
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Munyua, H.M.
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Mulongo, G.
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David, S.
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Brendin, M.
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[Learning the Smart Way: Lessons Learned by the Reaching Agents of Change Project.]
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Learning the Smart Way: Lessons Learned by the Reaching Agents of Change Project.
Finding and sustaining markets for Orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes is a challenge in many parts of East Africa. Farmers face numerous difficulties in identifying credible business partners, while traders and other market chain actors are frustrated by inconsistencies in supply. In the Dissemination ...
Mayanja, S.
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McEwan, M.
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Obong, Y.
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Manasseh, R.
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Ndolo, P.
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Lukonge, E.
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[Building sustainable market linkages through innovations platforms for technology adoption: Case studies from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.]
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Building sustainable market linkages through innovations platforms for technology adoption: Case studies from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Scott, Gregory J.
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Labarta, R.A.
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Suarez, V.
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[Booms, busts, and emerging markets for potatoes in east and Central Africa 1961-2010]
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Booms, busts, and emerging markets for potatoes in east and Central Africa 1961-2010
Manyong, Victor M.
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Ikpi, A.
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Olayemi, J.K.
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Yusuf, S.A.
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Omonona, B.T.
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Okoruwa, V.
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Idachaba, F.S.
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[Agriculture in Nigeria: identifying opportunities for increased commercialization and investment]
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Agriculture in Nigeria: identifying opportunities for increased commercialization and investment