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Scaling up Sweetpotato Through Agriculture and Nutrition (SUSTAIN) project – Rwanda
Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) has a huge potential for improving vitamin A status among young children and strengthening livelihoods in Rwanda. Biofortified, Vitamin A, rich OFSP varieties are an effective tool for reducing vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among children under five years of age, pregnant and lactating women, the groups most at risk of VAD and bolstering livelihoods in Rwanda. VAD can lead to increased susceptibility to infections and blindness.
SUSTAIN supports integrated interventions in agriculture, nutrition, utilization and marketing to strengthen production and consumption of OFSP.
Gakenke, Kayonza, Rulindo, Muhanga, Gicumbi, Rwamagana, Ruhango and Kamonyi.
Kacyiru Road St. 563, Plot No. 1490- Gasabo District
Kigali, Rwanda,
E-mail: k.sindi@cgiar.org
Tel: +250787113357 or 250733113357
Key Project Information
The International Potato Center (CIP) managed project in Rwanda will scale up the development of an Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) seed system, link beneficiaries to market through effective partnerships and integrate agriculture-nutrition health linkages to deliver OFSP to various segments of Rwandan households. By 2018 the project will reach an estimated 50,000 direct and 250,000 indirect Rwandan beneficiaries with young children with nutrition information and counseling in selected districts. Improved nutrition through dietary diversity and the increased OFSP consumption will also be emphasized at the household and community level.
The 5-year regional project is working to enhance nutrition and food security of women and young children in East and Southern Africa through integrated agriculture – nutrition interventions utilizing orange fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP). The project aims to reach 1.2 million farming households in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Rwanda.
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Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Purée for Bakery Application in KenyaOrange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree for Bakery Application in Kenya is a poster presentation done by Temesgen Bocher of Internatioal Potato Center during the Integrated Nutrition Conference held betwe...
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- OFSP Processing in Mozambique
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- SUSTAIN Malawi Project Updates
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBs) in Brief
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- THEMATIC DISCUSSION Group 4: Processors – Motivation to Process OFSP; Constraints faced; and Who Needs to be Involved-Partnerships and Co-investmentMotivation to Process OFSP; Constraints faced; and Who Needs to be Involved-Partnerships and Co-investment
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- THEMATIC DISCUSSION Group 3: Development Practitioners (FAO, CIP, KCD, DARS, RAB) – Roles Played in Linking Farmers to Markets; The Major Lessons Learned Along the Implementation Process; Opportunities that Exist Currently; and Partnerships and Co-investmentRoles Played in Linking Farmers to Markets; The Major Lessons Learned Along the Implementation Process; Opportunities that Exist Currently; and Partnerships and Co-investment
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- THEMATIC DISCUSSION Group 2: Regulators (Kenya Bureau of Standards, Malawi Bureau of Standards, University of Nairobi) - Opportunities and Constraints that Exist Currently at the Country Level or Regionally for Value Addition/Manufacturing by SMEs?Opportunities and Constraints that exist currently at the country level or regionally for value addition/manufacturing by SMEs?
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- THEMATIC DISCUSSION Group 1:Civil Society,NGOs, Extension Service Providers, Tuskys/Naivas on Linking OFSP Farmers to the MarketLinking OFSP farmers to the market
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2018-31-08 Roundtable Meeting Nairobi,Kenya- SUSTAIN Rwanda Project Updates
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SPHI Brief 2016: Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition (SUSTAIN) in RwandaThe SUSTAIN project aims to reach at least 60,000 direct smallholder beneficiaries and 250,000 indirect beneficiaries in four districts in Rwanda by 2018 with improved varieties and appropriate nut...
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Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Purée for Bakery Application in KenyaOrange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree for Bakery Application in Kenya is a poster presentation done by Temesgen Bocher of Internatioal Potato Center during the Integrated Nutrition Conference held betwe...
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