Christine Bukania, Author at Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

Call for papers: Multi-stakeholder Research & Innovation Platforms in Agricultural Research for Development

Christine Bukania May 30, 2017 News Comments Off on Call for papers: Multi-stakeholder Research & Innovation Platforms in Agricultural Research for Development

The African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD) has dedicated a Supplementary Issue to research, processes and related works on multi-stakeholder engagements in Agricultural Research and Development (ARD) in an effort to promote dissemination of information to various stakeholders. This is, therefore, to invite submission of papers with a focus on …

Dr. Dorcus Gemenet appointed Research Scientist on Molecular Breeding and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Potato and Sweetpotato

Gemenet at the BecA lab in Nairobi during the 2016 CoP meeting (Photo: C. Bukania)

Christine Bukania May 25, 2017 Uncategorized 7

Dr. Dorcus Gemenet has been appointed the Research Scientist on Molecular breeding and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Potato and Sweetpotato for the International Potato Center (CIP) and will be based in Lima, Peru. Gemenet is an active member of the SpeedBreeders and Genomics CoP and a member of the Genomic …

Sweetpotato SpeedBreeders and Genomics CoP visits Rubona Research Station

Christine Bukania May 22, 2017 Uncategorized 1

On the morning of 17 May 2017, two buses departed from Grand Legacy Hotel, the venue of this year’s SpeedBreeders and Genomics Community of Practice (CoP). The 39 participants were on a field trip to Rubona Research Station in the Southern Province of the country. As the hills for which …

The 16th Sweetpotato SpeedBreeders and Genomics Community of Practice meeting opens in Kigali

Christine Bukania May 15, 2017 Uncategorized Comments Off on The 16th Sweetpotato SpeedBreeders and Genomics Community of Practice meeting opens in Kigali

15 May 2017 – Kigali: The 16th Sweetpotato SpeedBreeders and Genomics Community of Practice (CoP) meeting has opened in Grand Legacy Hotel in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. The theme of the meeting is “Integrating modern genomics tools with traditional approaches.” The meeting was officially opened by the Director General of the …

Bakers from Naivas Supermarkets trained on how to use orange-fleshed sweetpotato puree in bakery applications

Bakers' training held at Naivas Supermarket in Kitengela (Photo: Christine Bukania/CIP-SSA

Christine Bukania May 11, 2017 Uncategorized Comments Off on Bakers from Naivas Supermarkets trained on how to use orange-fleshed sweetpotato puree in bakery applications

On 29-30 April 2017, 24 bakers from Naivas stores in greater Nairobi were trained on using orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree for bakery applications. The training, held in the Naivas Kitengela branch, was organized by Tawanda Muzhingi, a food scientist at the International Potato Center (CIP), and Antonio Magnaghi a product …

Scientific Excellence and Innovation in Sweetpotato Award – Best Sweetpotato Scientific Paper – 2017 edition

Christine Bukania April 25, 2017 Uncategorized 2

Through a generous endowment established by Dr. Jan W. Low, every year the best sweetpotato scientific paper published during the year before will receive an award consisting of US$500, which will be presented to the lead author. The award is intended to be split among the co-authors. The main criteria …

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) publishes Special Issue devoted to biofortification

Christine Bukania April 21, 2017 Uncategorized Comments Off on African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) publishes Special Issue devoted to biofortification

The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) has published a Special Issue devoted to Biofortification. The Special Issue is a culmination of an idea mooted by Dr Howarth Bouis, one of the four 2016 World Food Prize laureates and features 17 chapters. In her forward, the AFJAND Editor-In-Chief, …

Bakery training using orange-fleshed sweetpotato takes place in Nairobi

Bakers' training held at Uni Industries in Nairobi (Photo: C. Bukania/CIP)

Christine Bukania April 2, 2017 Uncategorized 1

On 30-31 March 2017, Euro Ingredients Ltd in collaboration with the International Potato Center (CIP) held a training to demonstrate to bakers how to use orange-fleshed sweetpotato for bakery products. During the practical training, participants learnt about the nutritional value of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) and the recipes for baking bread, …

Journal article chronicles the spread of orange-fleshed sweetpotato through sub-Saharan Africa

Christine Bukania March 22, 2017 Uncategorized Comments Off on Journal article chronicles the spread of orange-fleshed sweetpotato through sub-Saharan Africa

Most often, the process of the development and dissemination of new agricultural technologies is not documented. Some say, that if a new product is good, it should spread “by itself”. But the reality is that the surrounding policy environment heavily influences the ability to test new technologies and to disseminate …