Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2016) Drs. Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low and Howarth Bouis were announced today as the 2016 World Food Prize Laureates during a ceremony at the U.S. State Department.   USAID Administrator Gayle Smith gave keynote remarks and applauded the selection. “These four extraordinary World Food Prize …

Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes: Improving Lives in Uganda

Malnutrition is on the rise in every country in the world and is a leading global driver of disease   The 2016 Global Nutrition Report shows that 44 percent of countries with data available (57 out of 129 countries) now experience very serious levels of both undernutrition and adult overweight …

Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Are Transforming This Malawi Community | FrontLines May/June 2016 | U.S. Agency for International Development

The 52 Ways to Love Sweet Potatoes initiative’s goal is to educate consumers about the versatility of sweet potatoes and expand their usage repertoire to include more quickly prepared, easy and family-friendly ways to serve them.

Researchers at N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI), Kannapolis, NC, recently published results of their work evaluating the phytochemical content of sweet potatoes. The research looked at concentrations of phytochemicals at harvest, after periods of storage and as a functional food ingredient.

SweetPotatoes: A Realistic Answer for Nigeria’s Nutrition Crisis

by FEED THE FUTURE PARTNERING FOR INNOVATION Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato Products are Improving Nutrition in Malawi

SUSTAIN Rwanda Receives Visit from Ambassador Michael Ryan – International Potato Center