Nigeria is the second largest sweetpotato producing country in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with annual production estimated at 3.9 million metric tons per year. Sweetpotato is grown in all 36 states, with significant production in each of the six geo-political regions, with around a third of total production concentrated in the …

RAC has strengthened the capacity of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) as well as that of 15 national facilitators to conduct training of trainers (ToT) courses on sweetpotato. A total of 76 secondary trainers and 2,899 tertiary trainers and farmers have been trained.

The following brochure illustrates how to use the Triple S system for conservation of sweetpotato planting material. It is written in Portuguese, but is also available in English.

This flyer was developed for promote Orange-fleshed sweetpotato in the project areas that Concern Worldwide and SUSTAIN project work in Malawi. Apart from giving a highlight of how to plant OFSP, it provides information about its nutritional value.

La PDCO a eu un impact positif dans de nombreuses communautés à travers l’Afrique et est une source salutaire de vitamine A alimentaire particulièrement appréciée des enfants. Le projet Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) fait campagne pour l’augmentation des investissements en faveur des approches alimentaires fondées sur la patate douce à …

This article appeared in the L’Observeteur newspaper of 10 September 2014.   “La carence en micronutrimen’ts est un problème de santé publique qui provoque de nombreuses carences, dont celle en vitamine A. La patate douce à chair orange (PDCO) représente une alternative efficace à ces maux. Un plaidoyer en faveur …