Rosemary Kihiu, Author at Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

SMALL INVESTMENT, BIG RESULTS!

Rosemary Kihiu March 21, 2019 News 0

How village savings and loans groups, orange fleshed sweetpotato and the Triple-S innovation are empowering women in Northern Ghana. ‘For me, growing sweetpotato is much easier than other crops. I use few inputs and have little maintenance and I still get a good yield’ said Ernestine Gbang, a women’s group …

SWEETPOTATO FARMERS SUPPORT THE SCALING OF TRIPLE S TECHNOLOGY IN ETHIOPIA

Rosemary Kihiu January 24, 2019 News 0

“Seven to 10 years ago, sweetpotato was known as ‘the father of children’ because it was available throughout the year. Because the soil had moisture content during the dry season, we were able to conserve our vines by covering them with mulch,” began Merid Mengesha, an elder in Yayike village …

Champion Farmer Household contributes to the scaling up use of the Triple S technology

Rosemary Kihiu December 19, 2018 News 0

‘Next season I will fill my farm, and my father’s farm, with sweetpotato’ says Bezabih Hamamo, a champion Triple S (Storing in Sand and Sprouting) farmer in the Jara Dado Kebele in Hawassa Zuria. Hawassa Zuria is in southern Ethiopia, approximately 40 km from Hawassa town, and it is in …

Report Available – 9th Consultation of the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

Rosemary Kihiu September 14, 2018 News 0

The Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice held its 9th consultation meeting on 15-17 May 2018, at the Hotel Villa Portofino Kigali, Rwanda. The theme of the meeting was ‘Engaging youth for improved sweetpotato seed and root production’. The meeting was …

Part 4 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Rosemary Kihiu September 7, 2018 News 0

Empowering the Youth Through Agriculture: What Is Their Role in Sweetpotato Seed Systems? Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga (CIP Rwanda) Compiled by Kwame Ogero Cont’d: How do we get the youth more involved in the sweetpotato value-chain? 3) Capacity building on agribusiness skills. Mentorship and training programs to impart agronomic, …

Part 3 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Rosemary Kihiu August 24, 2018 News 0

Empowering The Youth Through Agriculture: What Is Their Role In Sweetpotato Seed Systems? Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga CIP Rwanda Compiled by Kwame Ogero How do we get the youth more involved in the sweetpotato value-chain? It is now clear that most young people do not aspire pursue agriculture as a …

Topic 16 on the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

Rosemary Kihiu August 17, 2018 News 0

Empowering The Youth Through Agriculture: What Is Their Role In Sweetpotato Seed Systems? Part 2 of 4 articles Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga CIP Rwanda Compiled by Kwame Ogero Who are the ‘youth’? When talking about youth involvement in agriculture it is important to be aware of the different categories of …

TOPIC 16: Empowering the youth through agriculture: What is their role in sweetpotato seed systems?

Rosemary Kihiu August 7, 2018 News 0

Part 1 of 4 articles Lead discussant: Aime Ndayisenga, International Potato Center (CIP) – Rwanda Compiled by Kwame Ogero Introduction April 10 – May 10, 2018 the Sweetpotato Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice (SSS-CoP) held an online discussion titled “Empowering the youth through Agriculture: What role for …

Immersive learning experience at INERA, Burkina Faso

Rosemary Kihiu June 28, 2018 News 1

Peer-to-Peer business plan implementation assessment and review “It is always a great pleasure to have partners check our progress and for the opportunity to learn from other institutions in order to improve agriculture in Africa,” said Dr. Korodjouma Outtara, the Director of Centre for National Research for Science and Technology …

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Rosemary Kihiu

SMALL INVESTMENT, BIG RESULTS!

SWEETPOTATO FARMERS SUPPORT THE SCALING OF TRIPLE S TECHNOLOGY IN ETHIOPIA

Champion Farmer Household contributes to the scaling up use of the Triple S technology

Report Available – 9th Consultation of the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

Part 4 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Part 3 of 4: TOPIC 16 OF THE SEED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Topic 16 on the Seed Systems and Crop Management CoP

TOPIC 16: Empowering the youth through agriculture: What is their role in sweetpotato seed systems?

Immersive learning experience at INERA, Burkina Faso

TRAINING: ORANGE-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO PROCESSING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice Meeting

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