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Christine Bukania May 25, 2017 Uncategorized 6

Dr. Dorcus Gemenet has been appointed the Research Scientist on Molecular breeding and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Potato and Sweetpotato for the International Potato Center (CIP) and will be based in Lima, Peru. Gemenet is an active member of the SpeedBreeders and Genomics CoP and a member of the Genomic …

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Lilies Gachanja May 2, 2017 Insights from the field, Nutrition and Use, Uncategorized 0

One of the objectives of the Building Nutritious Food Baskets project (BNFB) is to strengthen institutional and community capabilities, to produce and consume bio-fortified crops to reach a critical mass through initiatives, like training of trainers (ToTs), targeted step-down courses, and raising awareness through behavioral change communication targeting key stakeholder …

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Tawanda Muzhingi May 2, 2017 Uncategorized 0

Sweetpotato ranks as the seventh most important food crop in the world. In East Africa, it is the third most important food crop. However, despite the crop being a nutritious major staple crop throughout Africa, it remains one of the least marketed. This could be attributed to the long-held perception …

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Christine Bukania April 25, 2017 Uncategorized 2

Through a generous endowment established by Dr. Jan W. Low, every year the best sweetpotato scientific paper published during the year before will receive an award consisting of US$500, which will be presented to the lead author.  The award is intended to be split among the co-authors. The main criteria …

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