Tag Archives: Processing

 The Viable Sweetpotato Technology in Africa (VISTA) is a three-year project which began in October 2014 and aims to contribute to improved nutrition, food security and incomes among smallholder farming families through increased production and better utilization of nutritious OFSP varieties, especially by those most at risk of VAD: children …

Golden Power Biscuits and mandazi (fried doughnuts) have emerged as the top products made with freshly prepared orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree at Urwibutso Enterprises. This flyer shares the process and recipe or preparing these popular products.

This flyer outlines the findings of the Rwanda Sweetpotato Super Foods  Project, which sought to build an effective public-private sector partnership, and to investigate whether sweetpotato processed products are profitable and acceptable to urban consumers. The project was implemented in four districts in Rwanda (Rulindo, Gakenke, Muhanga and Kamonyi). 

Potato and Sweetpotato in Africa: Transforming the Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security is a comprehensive examination of the fastest expanding food crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Potato and sweetpotato are two of the most important crop plants in the world, and of increasing prominence in sub-Saharan Africa. Expanding faster …

Catholic Relief services (CRS) was established in 1960 in Rwanda. A key objective was to introduce and support various initiatives aimed at improving food security and nutrition and reducing poverty among vulnerable rural poor. This presentation documents CRS integrated approach combining interventions related to agriculture, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, and economic …

Assessing sweetpotato cultivars for suitability for different forms of processing including cooking quality, crisp production, dried chip processing, and flour processing.   ISBN: 0 85954 548 2 Source: http://www.researchintouse.com/nrk/RIUinfo/PF/CPP20.htm   culcul

Although sweetpotato is mainly consumed as fresh boiled roots, in some parts of East Africa it is traditionally processed into dried chips and/or flour to preserve the roots for household food security and to a lesser extent for sale in rural markets and of late to flour millers in urban …

This learning resource about orange-fleshed sweetpotato for pupils in upper primary schools (primary levels 5–7) was designed to supplement the teaching of topics in the agriculture, integrated science and related curricula. It is not a pupil’s book in the real sense, but rather an innovative invitation by the teachers for …

This publication contains workshop proceedings on analytical trends in post-harvest handling, storage, and utilization of sweetpotato (SP). SP has considerable importance at farm level, as untapped potential for food, feed and industrial uses. Achieving this potential calls for better understanding of consumer needs including production pattern, current storage, processing and utilization practices. …