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MLE Community of Practice (CoP) Builds Capacity of M&E Team on Qualitative Research Methods

Julius Juma Okello February 13, 2019 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 …

KARIGIRWA’S JOURNEY: FIGHTING MALNUTRITION AND ERADICATING POVERTY IN NYAMAGABE DISTRICT, RWANDA

Donata Kiiza February 12, 2019 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 …

USE OF ORANGE-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO PURÉE IN BREAD BOOSTS DEMAND FOR THE CROP

Faith Njunge January 30, 2019 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 …

Sweetpotato farmers in Kenya set eyes on European market

Faith Njunge January 30, 2019 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 …

DISTRIBUTION OF SWEETPOTATO PLANTING MATERIAL IS A GOOD INVESTMENT, STUDY FINDS

Julius Juma Okello January 28, 2019 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 …

SWEETPOTATO FARMERS SUPPORT THE SCALING OF TRIPLE S TECHNOLOGY IN ETHIOPIA

Rosemary Kihiu January 24, 2019 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 …

2018 Highlights under the Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative

Faith Njunge December 24, 2018 News 0

Some of our 2018 project highlights. Happy Holidays

Champion Farmer Household contributes to the scaling up use of the Triple S technology

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 …

AFRICA’S ORANGE-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO EVANGELIST

Nathan Ronoh December 18, 2018 News 1

Dr. Maria Andrade, senior sweetpotato breeder for Southern Africa and Asia at the International Potato Center, has over 30 years’ experience in technology transfer & breeding systems. Through her work with the resilient and nutritious orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP), she is on course to save millions of lives from vitamin A …