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The SPHI Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice in Mekelle, Tigray Region in Ethiopia

Faith Njunge June 1, 2019 News 1

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’’.

YOUTH IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: BAKING KENYA A HEALTHIER PLACE

Faith Njunge May 29, 2019 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 …

SEEDS OF JOY: BUILDING RESILIENCE TO RECURRING DROUGHT IN CHELEKEOT VILLAGE, TIGRAY- ETHIOPIA

Jean Claude Nshimiyimana May 28, 2019 News 1

‘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.

STUDY ENDORSES PROCESSING OF BIOFORTIFIED SWEETPOTATO-BASED BABY FOOD IN REDUCING MALNUTRITION

Vivian Atakos May 27, 2019 News 0

Scientists at the International Potato Center (CIP) have welcomed a recent study supporting the commercial processing of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP).

2019 SPHI PHOTO CONTEST DEADLINE: 5TH JULY 2019!!!

Faith Njunge May 16, 2019 News 0

Entrants must be associated with a project aligned to the Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) or a Guest Attending the SPHI 2019 Meeting A message to all amateur and professional photographers – here’s another chance to tear that hard drive open and share your amazing photographs for a …

MARKETING AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF SWEETPOTATO SEED SYSTEMS

Rosemary Kihiu May 7, 2019 News 2

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.

Marketing, Processing and Utilization CoP Meeting in Kampala, Uganda

Faith Njunge May 1, 2019 News 0

To enhance the living standards of food producers, value-chain approaches have received extensive attention.

CAN SWEET POTATOES SAVE THE WORLD?

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.

BUSINESS INTERVIEW: THIS RWANDAN COMPANY MAKES PASTRIES FROM SWEET POTATOES

Faith Njunge April 26, 2019 News 1

Africa is brimming with a generation of ‘venturers; entrepreneurs and innovators who are constantly establishing new businesses and developing new technologies to meet needs, solve problems, simplify lives and transform societies.