Margaret McEwan, Author at Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

Early Generation Seed Production – Can public sector institutions and NARIs shift to a business orientation?

George Momanyi emphasizes a point during the panel discussion (A. Ndayisenga)

Margaret McEwan October 28, 2016 Uncategorized 1

During this year’s annual Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative meeting in Ethiopia, we held a panel discussion with senior managers of institutions engaged in sweetpotato pre-basic seed production participated in our panel discussion. Here are three fascinating insights I gained from George Momanyi from the Kenya Plant Health Inspection Service (KEPHIS) and Stella Ennin from Crop Research Institute (CRI) Kumasi, Ghana.

Seed – The starting block for improved food security, nutrition well-being and livelihoods in sub Saharan Africa

Margaret McEwan June 2, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on Seed – The starting block for improved food security, nutrition well-being and livelihoods in sub Saharan Africa

In April 2015, 40 sweetpotato specialists travelled from all corners of Africa to Kigali, Rwanda to tackle the issues around farmers’ seed constraints.

Sweetpotato Seed Systems to Improve Nutrition in Northern Ethiopia

Margaret McEwan May 7, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on Sweetpotato Seed Systems to Improve Nutrition in Northern Ethiopia

Dr. Beyene Demstu is a researcher in biotechnology, based at the Mekele Agricultural Research Institute, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.

Overview of quality control

Margaret McEwan May 26, 2011 Uncategorized Comments Off on Overview of quality control

Provides a draft overview of quality control in sweetpotato seed practices Explains objectives and structure of FAO technical guidelines for Quality Declared Planting Material.