Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

High yielding. Pest resistant. Sweet. Starchy. Just a few of the preferences that farmers in Malawi have about orange fleshed sweetpotato.

High yielding. Pest resistant. Sweet. Starchy. Just a few of the preferences that farmers in Malawi have about orange fleshed sweetpotato.

I then set up a youth group here. Many of the members are orphans, and all are from the local area. I had the idea to get the youth participating in farming as a way to help them.

The following video is about how aphids transmit viruses.

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

News In Summary Scientists from the International Potato Centre (CIP), Bioversity International, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are working on climate resilience mechanisms to predict and monitor the behaviour of insects at different temperatures and the impact on food crops in the Great Lakes region.

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 …

Orange fleshed sweet potato is so rich in carotenoids and β-carotenes it could be used to ease vitamin A deficiency amongst malnourished populations in developing countries, a study says.

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 …