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Presentation 12: Low-Cost Technologies for Value Addition of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato by Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya

2017

Sweetpotato is an important drought-resistant crop grown in Western Kenya. It is mostly grown by small-scale farmers for subsistence although its commercialisation is beginning to gain importance. Significant progress has been made by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and stakeholders to introduce superior yielding varieties including Orange …

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Q&A with Antonio Magnaghi on innovating OFSP products and equipment

Lilies Gachanja August 30, 2016 Uncategorized 0

Antonio Magnaghi is the proprietor of Euro Ingredients Limited. He is a gastronomist and food application process technologist who helps develop innovative orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) products and equipment for their production. Magnaghi spoke to Christine Bukania and Lilies Gachanja about working with the International Potato Center (CIP) to diversify OFSP …

The Thobwa la Zondeni Magic

Norman Kwikiriza September 15, 2015 Uncategorized 0

We have known that sweet potatoes are mostly eaten by boiling the roots. This is however not for Michesi. Not only do they eat roots, leaves and other processed products but strikingly important is that they take Porridge produced from it which is fondly called Thobwa la Zondeni.

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Presentation 12: Low-Cost Technologies for Value Addition of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato by Smallholder Farmers in Western Kenya

Q&A with Antonio Magnaghi on innovating OFSP products and equipment

The Thobwa la Zondeni Magic