Faith Njunge, Author at Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

Dr Tawanda Muzhingi-2019 Friedman School Alumni Association Award winner

Congratulations to Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi, a CIP regional food scientist and nutritional biochemist based in Nairobi, Kenya, for being one of the three winners of the 2019 Friedman School Alumni Association Award. Dr. Tawanda received the Rising Star Award. The award is a recognition of Dr. Tawanda’s work in leading …

The SPHI Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice in Mekelle, Tigray Region in Ethiopia

Faith Njunge 3 weeks ago News 0

The SPHI Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice held its eleventh Consultation- 14-16th May 2019, Mekelle, Ethiopia, The theme of the meeting was “Consolidating Seed Systems Lessons, Regrouping and Moving the Community Forward’’.

YOUTH IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: BAKING KENYA A HEALTHIER PLACE

Faith Njunge 3 weeks ago News 0

Baking Industry Awards for Healthy Baker/Bakery of the year Youth all over the world, particularly in Africa, are increasingly finding new and entrepreneurial ways to rewrite the rules and find new ways of solving social problems. Faith Igosangwa, 26, a psychologist from Nairobi, Kenya is the founder and owner of …

2019 SPHI PHOTO CONTEST DEADLINE: 30TH JUNE 2019!!!

Faith Njunge May 16, 2019 News 0

Entrants must be associated with a project aligned to the Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) or a Guest Attending the SPHI 2019 Meeting A message to all amateur and professional photographers – here’s another chance to tear that hard drive open and share your amazing photographs for a …

Marketing, Processing and Utilization CoP Meeting in Kampala, Uganda

Faith Njunge May 1, 2019 News 0

To enhance the living standards of food producers, value-chain approaches have received extensive attention.

CAN SWEET POTATOES SAVE THE WORLD?

Faith Njunge April 30, 2019 News 1

Research and Innovation NC State grew the North Carolina sweet potato industry into a global powerhouse. Now we’re leading the effort to breed sweet potatoes that could provide economic opportunities and better nutrition for people in African countries. Some foods are known as seasonal wonders, making an appearance only once or twice a year when families gather for holiday feasts.

BUSINESS INTERVIEW: THIS RWANDAN COMPANY MAKES PASTRIES FROM SWEET POTATOES

Faith Njunge April 26, 2019 News 0

Africa is brimming with a generation of ‘venturers; entrepreneurs and innovators who are constantly establishing new businesses and developing new technologies to meet needs, solve problems, simplify lives and transform societies.

THE HUMBLE SWEET POTATO CAN HELP POWER AFRICA IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Faith Njunge March 19, 2019 News 0

The humble sweet potato can help power Africa in the face of climate change Forest fires during a record-breaking warm winter in Europe, Arctic cold in the US and melting glaciers are clear signals that climate change is impacting all of us but it is in Africa where such extreme …

HARNESSING SWEETPOTATO GENOMICS TO IMPROVE BREEDING AND FARMERS’ LIVES

Faith Njunge March 13, 2019 News 0

Harnessing Sweetpotato Genomics to Improve Breeding and Farmers’ Lives Scientists from the International Potato Center ( CIP) are part of an exciting venture that is working to develop a set of “next-generation” tools for African sweetpotato breeders. Those tools will help breeders develop more resilient, nutritious and high-yielding sweetpotato varieties …

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Faith Njunge

Dr Tawanda Muzhingi-2019 Friedman School Alumni Association Award winner

The SPHI Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice in Mekelle, Tigray Region in Ethiopia

YOUTH IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: BAKING KENYA A HEALTHIER PLACE

2019 SPHI PHOTO CONTEST DEADLINE: 30TH JUNE 2019!!!

Marketing, Processing and Utilization CoP Meeting in Kampala, Uganda

CAN SWEET POTATOES SAVE THE WORLD?

BUSINESS INTERVIEW: THIS RWANDAN COMPANY MAKES PASTRIES FROM SWEET POTATOES

THE HUMBLE SWEET POTATO CAN HELP POWER AFRICA IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

HARNESSING SWEETPOTATO GENOMICS TO IMPROVE BREEDING AND FARMERS’ LIVES

4th Edition of the Training-of-Trainers’ course: “Everything-you-need-to-know-about-Sweetpotato”

African Potato Association 2019 Conference

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