Tag Archives: Mozambique

Sweetpotato farming is widely adopted in Mozambique, although it faces 69% Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) to pre-school aged children. Earlier initiatives demonstrated that consumption of orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) has impact on VAD status and is a cheapest source of VA. This brief explains the strategy of Reaching Agents of …

Breeding has been long recognized for ability to produce crops with desired traits. Sweetpotato is short maturity crop providing reliable yields under a variety of adverse conditions. This project brief outlines a 5 year project conducted in Mozambique to provide solution food and nutrition insecurity. The main approach outlined is …

Despite the OFSP introduction into Mozambique, sweetpotato is still grown for home consumption mainly. This hinders supply to urban consumers usually depending on these markets. Government collaboration with SUSTAIN aims to achieve a better nutrition status through the production, marketing and consumption of a biofortified crop: the Orange-fl eshed sweetpotato …

Following a severe drought and then flooding in Southern and Central Mozambique in 2009–2011 the International Potato Center (CIP) (at the request of the Mozambique Government) developed a response strategy for disseminating new varieties of Orange- Fleshed Sweetpotatoes (OFSP).

When you talk about Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) with farmers and pro- ducers in the Sofala region of Mozambique the name José N’teia is sure to come up.  

This is a report of the Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) annual review and planning meeting. It is documented as successful since it aided to synergize the efforts of the RAC project staff between the 2 partner institutions – International Potato Center (CIP) and Helen Keller International (HKI), and between …

In recent past, Mozambique experienced severe drought and floods in southern and central regions. This led to government call for mitigation efforts to improve vitamin A intake among over 120,000 households. This response strategy achieved the establishment of decentralized vine multiplication (DVM), capacity building on agro-processing, marketing and promoting of …

The recent drought experienced in southern and central Mozambique calls for mitigation strategies such as disseminating new varieties of orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) with desired traits. This move presents unique challenge to improve household’s livelihood through Vitamin A intakes among other attributes. This brief outlines the achievements realized in this …

  Small scale SP farming in Mozambique is rain dependent. These farmers rely on SP for carbohydrates and income generation. However, their yields are low subject to drought stress, pest and disease, poor soils and varieties.  Though SP are more drought tolerant compared to other crops, extended dry seasons adversely …