Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal

The taste of a particular food is relevant to how much and how often we eat it.

Regis Umugiraneza, a recent graduate in Agribusiness from the University of Rwanda, with his love for sweet potatoes and having grown up in an area where it grows locally, was frustrated with how people at home never ate them in different ways apart from being steamed and served with a cup of milk for dinner.

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

Sweetpotato Breeders from 12 African countries will meet in Colline Hotel, Mukono, Uganda between June 2-5 2015 for the this 14th Annual Sweetpotato Breeders’ Meeting.

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

NAIROBI, KENYA, May 6, 2015 – A regional training on the Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro), taking place in Nairobi between May 4 and May 14, 2015 is expected to improve the efficiency of data collection and management by crop research institutions.

Sweetpotato seed system practitioners met in Kigali, Rwanda on April 28 – 29, 2015 to share experiences on sustainable production of quality sweetpotato planting material.

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