About a year after the official request for the formal variety release of the 15 new Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) clones, these clones were finally pre-released in a ceremony performed under the auspices of the Sub-Committee for the varieties Liberation of Mozambique. The event took place on February 28, 2011 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm at the headquarters of the Department of Plant Pathology and Seed Systems of the Ministry of Agriculture.