The potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A recent ex ante impact assessment indicates that orangefleshed sweetpotatoes can make a major contribution to alleviating vitamin A malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Replacing the white-fleshed varieties now grown by farmers with new high ß-carotene cultivars that meet local preferences would ben...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Potato Center
2001
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100688 |
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