Christine Bukania, Author at Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

Youth and gender inclusion theme takes center stage at the Marketing, Processing and Utilization Community of Practice annual meeting

Christine Bukania April 1, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on Youth and gender inclusion theme takes center stage at the Marketing, Processing and Utilization Community of Practice annual meeting

The Marketing, Processing and Utilization Community of Practice held its annual meeting from 14th to 16th March 2016 at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel and Resort, Dar es Salaam. The theme of the meeting was, Rebranding OFSP for Health and Wealth. Thirty-six participants from the private sector, research institutions, universities …

Value Chain Approach: What the Malawi Team learned at the SPHI 2015 Annual Meeting

Christine Bukania February 26, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on Value Chain Approach: What the Malawi Team learned at the SPHI 2015 Annual Meeting

At the ‘I Love Sweetpotato’ exhibition at Hotel Villa Portofino, in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, Johannes Chikarate, who works for Concern Worldwide in Malawi, sits in his stall, patiently waiting for visitors. Standing by his side is Kennedy Massamba, a sweetpotato researcher at the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi.

Research center unveils new sweet potato varieties for Africa

Christine Bukania January 27, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on Research center unveils new sweet potato varieties for Africa

Research center unveils new sweet potato varieties in Africa NAIROBI (Xinhua)

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) improving sweetpotato seed systems

Christine Bukania January 6, 2016 Uncategorized 2

International exchange of germplasm and trade and movement of plants and plant products is crucial in the quest for adequate food production and supply. Since 1996, the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has been working to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce and prevent the introduction of …

The fourth consultation of the Sweetpotato Seed System Community of Practice (CoP) takes place in Nairobi

Christine Bukania January 6, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on The fourth consultation of the Sweetpotato Seed System Community of Practice (CoP) takes place in Nairobi

The fourth consultation of the Sweetpotato Seed System Community of Practice (CoP) was held in Nairobi from 8-10 December 2015. The meeting was attended primarily by partners from national sweetpotato programmes who are developing and implementing models for sustainable production of pre-basic seed. The technical objectives of the meeting …

CIP makes a presentation of sweetpotato value chain to high level BMZ Delegation at ILRI Campus in Nairobi

Christine Bukania November 16, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on CIP makes a presentation of sweetpotato value chain to high level BMZ Delegation at ILRI Campus in Nairobi

On 16 November 2015, a visit by a high level delegation from BMZ, visited ILRI, where Tawanda Muzhingi presented the progress that the International Potato Center (CIP) is doing to address bottlenecks in the sweetpotato value chain in Kenya and efforts to scale up the nutrition benefits of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP)

CIP’s Director General’s first visit to Rwanda for the SPHI meeting and Field Trip

Christine Bukania October 17, 2015 Uncategorized 1

In October 2015, Dr. Barbara H. Wells, the Director General of International Potato Center (CIP) traveled to Rwanda to participate in the 6th Annual Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) meeting.

The 6th Annual Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative meeting takes place in Kigali, Rwanda

Christine Bukania October 5, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on The 6th Annual Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative meeting takes place in Kigali, Rwanda

Over 100 participants from 14 sub-Saharan countries, and other guests from Europe, Asia, Northern America, and Latin America participated in the 6th Annual Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI), which took place from 29 September to 2 October 2015, in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting was opened officially by a representative of the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Geraldine Mukeshimana.

Unsweetpotato: Ernest Baafi talks of breeding for less sweetness and high dry matter in Ghana

Christine Bukania September 27, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on Unsweetpotato: Ernest Baafi talks of breeding for less sweetness and high dry matter in Ghana

Ernest Baafi is a Research Scientist at the Crops Research Institute for Council of Scientific and Crop Research in Kumasi, Ghana. He is also a member of the Sweetpotato SpeedBreeders and Genomics Community of Practice.