Sweetpotato Knowledge Portal
This poster was presented at the seventh consultation of the Sweetpotato Seed Systems CoP was held in Mukono, Uganda from 13th to 14th June 2017. The theme of the meeting was ‘Towards upscaling sweetpotato seed production and delivery of quality planting materials in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read More »My daughter returned to school because of sweetpotato
If you met Clementine Uwanyirigira, you would easily believe she has a white collar job in a top-tier company. Uwanyirigira’s orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) production is the white-collar job, and her large piece of land the top-tier company she works for. Today, the mother of five can pay all her …
Read More »Securing retirement through orange-fleshed sweetpotato farming: A living story of Evaste Nyiramugisha
Evaste Nyiramugisha has defied the odds and taken advantage of her terrain to earn a living and provide for her extended family. Nyiramugisha hails from the mountainous region of the Northern Rwanda and lives in the fertile highlands of Burera district close to the famous Virunga volcanoes. Before her retirement, …
Read More »Making sweetpotato leaves-a life changing game: A story of AHEZANAHO Epiphanie
Ahezanaho Epiphanie is a 42-year old mother of six and a farmer living in Terimbere village, North West of Rubavu District. Since she got married in early 1991, Ahezanaho has relied on subsistence agriculture to earn a living. However, life took a new twist in 2012 for Ahezanaho and her …
Read More »Armyworm: New sweetpotato pest invades Rwanda
Like any other crop, sweetpotato is susceptible to attacks by pests and diseases due to various factors including the agroecological and climate conditions. Rwandan farmers, particularly maize and sweetpotato growers have been experiencing an army worm attack since the beginning of the current agricultural season. The army worm was first …
Read More »Poster 9: The Impact of nutrition behavior change interventions on OFSP knowledge and consumption in Rwanda
Authors: Rachael Cox, Kirimi Sindi, Robert Ackatia-Armah, Valentine Uwase, Francine Uwera, Jean Claude Nshimiyimana, and Luka Wanjohi The theory of change guiding the Feed the Future Rwanda Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato for Income and Nutrition Activity associates the increased consumption of OFSP and improvements in other nutrition indicators with various …
Read More »Making profitable venture through selling sweetpotato vines.
By Caroline Namara and Sindi Kirimi Many at times, when farmers are told about the many added values of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotatoes (OFSP), they can hardly believe it comparing to the local varieties they have been growing for decades. Those who are faced with prospects of poor yield due …
Read More »Meet the Rwanda’s sweetpotato hero woman!
By Aime Ndayisenga and Kirimi Sindi It’s always difficult to try something new! Doubts, fear and the confidence you have gained over long experience with things you are familiar with, are the main motive of that inner resistance to jump into new ventures. This is common with business people …
Read More »SPHI Brief 2016: Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition (SUSTAIN) in Rwanda
The 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 nutrition information and counseling for caregivers of infants and young children. This flyer outlines the progress made towards this objective between June …
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