Among variety of crops in sub-Saharan Africa, under-investment is majorly experienced in sweetpotato production. The key bottlenecks to the full potential utilization of sweetpotato have been identified, and there is a dearth of researchers addressing those problems and development agents knowledgeable in good sweetpotato production and post-harvest management techniques. These …
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Among variety of crops in sub-Saharan Africa, under-investment is majorly experienced in sweetpotato production. The key bottlenecks to the full potential utilization of sweetpotato have been identified, and there is a dearth of researchers addressing those problems and development agents knowledgeable in good sweetpotato production and post-harvest management techniques. These …
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As scientists when breeding we have to ask ourselves the following questions: What is your key target group? What traits meet their needs? How do you assess the preferences of the target group? At what stage in the breeding cycle do you assess preferences? In your program, which variety best …
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This is the Agenda for the first meeting of the Sweetpotato Support platform for West Africa that was held on 6 July 2010 at Crop Research Institute (CSIR), Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana.
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This is a poster with summarized information on Sweet potato breeding in Ghana in partnership with the SPHI Project. Sweetpotato is increasingly important in African agriculture for combating food insecurity and malnutrition, particularly vitamin A deficiency. The Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) aims to reposition sweetpotato in African food …
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This is a poster with summarized information on Sweetpotato Breeding under the SPHI Project. Sweetpotato is playing an increasingly important role in African agriculture, combating food insecurity and undernourishment, particularly vitamin A deficiency. The Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) aims to reposition sweetpotato in African food economies, and improve …
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