By Abdul Naico and Jose Ricardo On July 6, 2017CIP participated in the first National Root and Tuber Crops fair organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with the Ministries of Tourism and Industry of Mozambique. The event took place in Quissico, Zavala district, in the …
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Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. That’s why it’s perplexing to see such a large segment of the African population depending on a very small number of …
Read More »The Value of a Nutritionally Enhanced Staple Crop: Results from a Choice Experiment Conducted with Orangefleshed Sweet Potatoes in Mozambique
A number of strategies have been proposed to reduce nutritional deficiencies in developing countries. In this paper, we investigated the extent to which consumers in Mozambique would be willing to consume new varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSPs).
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