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Faith Njunge 3 days ago News 0

We’re thrilled to announce the call for abstracts for the Marketing, Processing and Utilization Community of Practice Meeting. The annual meeting will be held in Kampala, Uganda on April 9-11, 2019. To enhance the living standards of food producers, the value-chain approaches had received extensive attention. Recently, good nutrition through …

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Julius Juma Okello 5 days ago News 0

The Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) CoP conducted a one-day training of its members on the use of qualitative research methods in routine monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of development projects. The training was held in held in Entebbe – Uganda – on February 05 and 06, 2019 and attended by …

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Donata Kiiza 6 days ago News 0

As a wife and mother of six children, Karigirwa Marie Vianney started doing vine multiplication to fulfil two important goals; to raise income for her children’s school fees and above all eradicate malnutrition among children in her district. Nyamagabe district in the Southern Province of Rwanda is known to be …

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Faith Njunge 3 weeks ago News 0

Use of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Purée in Bread Boosts Demand for the Crop CIP’s efforts to increase consumption of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) and there by reduce the incidence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) includes the promotion of baked or fried products made with OFSP purée. Those nutritious products not only contain …

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Faith Njunge 3 weeks ago News 0

Sweet potato farmers set eyes on EU market : The Standard More farmers are turning to the sweet potato in the wake of growing demand in the European market. In Migori, the county government is teaming up with the European Union (EU) to build a Sh4 billion sweet potato factory …

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Julius Juma Okello 3 weeks ago News 2

Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is an excellent source of beta-carotene, which becomes vitamin A in the body. The crop can thus be a lifesaver for children during their first 1000 days, when vitamin A is essential for the development of good eyesight and good health. Vitamin A is also vital for …

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Rosemary Kihiu 4 weeks ago News 0

“Seven to 10 years ago, sweetpotato was known as ‘the father of children’ because it was available throughout the year. Because the soil had moisture content during the dry season, we were able to conserve our vines by covering them with mulch,” began Merid Mengesha, an elder in Yayike village …

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Faith Njunge December 24, 2018 News 0

Some of our 2018 project highlights. Happy Holidays

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Rosemary Kihiu December 19, 2018 News 0

‘Next season I will fill my farm, and my father’s farm, with sweetpotato’ says Bezabih Hamamo, a champion Triple S (Storing in Sand and Sprouting) farmer in the Jara Dado Kebele in Hawassa Zuria.  Hawassa Zuria is in southern Ethiopia, approximately 40 km from Hawassa town, and it is in …

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