The SPHI Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice held its 9th consultation meeting on 15-17 May 2018, at the Hotel Villa Portofino Kigali, Rwanda. The theme of the meeting was “Engaging youth for improved sweetpotato seed and root production”. The meeting was attended by 55 participants …
Read More »Orange-Fleshed SweetPotato: Improving Lives in Malawi
Mabvuto Mndau is a 41-year old entrepreneur from Malawi with a passion for agricultural production. He is a multiplier of planting material of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties along the shores of Lake Malawi in Chikoleza Village, Golomoti EPA in Dedza District, as well as on his farm in Mchinji …
Read More »Great Potential in Agribusiness for the Youth
By Aime Ndayisenga & Immaculate Akello “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” says Ralph Waldo Emerson. It takes more than just time and confidence for one to become famous in any discipline of life. Some will easily draw their pathways towards …
Read More »International Potato Center; Annual Report for the period of June 2012/May 2013
In this report, Luambano reports on International Potato Center (CIP) objective, that sought to build capacity of the orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) implementing agencies in designing and implementing technically strong and cost effective interventions that drive the OFSP uptake.
Read More »Reaching Agents of Change (RAC); Tanzania country advocacy and communication strategy
Agriculture is the livelihood pillar for the majority of Tanzanians. Most households live on subsistence farming and primarily produce maize, cassava, paddy, sorghum/millet, bananas, sweet potatoes, and yam. The dominance of particular food crops and food related consumption preferences var based on regions and even some tribes. Additionally, mortality rate …
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