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.

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Margaret McEwan June 2, 2015 Uncategorized 0

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

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Margaret McEwan May 7, 2015 Uncategorized 0

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

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Margaret McEwan May 26, 2011 Uncategorized 0

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

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