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Faith Njunge 3 weeks ago News 0

The SPHI Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice held its eleventh Consultation- 14-16th May 2019, Mekelle, Ethiopia, The theme of the meeting was “Consolidating Seed Systems Lessons, Regrouping and Moving the Community Forward’’.

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Faith Njunge 3 weeks ago News 0

Baking Industry Awards for Healthy Baker/Bakery of the year Youth all over the world, particularly in Africa, are increasingly finding new and entrepreneurial ways to rewrite the rules and find new ways of solving social problems. Faith Igosangwa, 26, a psychologist from Nairobi, Kenya is the founder and owner of …

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Jean Claude Nshimiyimana 3 weeks ago News 0

‘Our lives have changed for the better since the introduction of this crop five years ago’ Abeba Gerezehier and Mulu Birhanu, farmers in the Chekekeot village, told a section of participants from the 11th Consultation of the Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice meeting.

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Rosemary Kihiu May 7, 2019 News 0

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) undertakes two critical functions in the sweetpotato seed system: as the regional centre of excellence for germplasm management    and exchange, in collaboration with CIP, it supports clean-up and virus indexing of breeder materials for national sweetpotato breeding and seed programmes across sub-Saharan Africa. Secondly, it multiplies pathogen tested pre-basic seed for sale within Kenya. 

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Faith Njunge April 30, 2019 News 1

Research and Innovation NC State grew the North Carolina sweet potato industry into a global powerhouse. Now we’re leading the effort to breed sweet potatoes that could provide economic opportunities and better nutrition for people in African countries. Some foods are known as seasonal wonders, making an appearance only once or twice a year when families gather for holiday feasts.

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