Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi

This report present progress and achievement of the seed multiplication activities under the Ukama Ustawi (UU) regional initiative in Malawi. International potato Center and its key research partner, Department of Agriculture and Research services (DARS) has been carrying out sweetpotato early gener...

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Main Author: International Potato Center
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Potato Center 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139281
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description This report present progress and achievement of the seed multiplication activities under the Ukama Ustawi (UU) regional initiative in Malawi. International potato Center and its key research partner, Department of Agriculture and Research services (DARS) has been carrying out sweetpotato early generation seed (EGS) multiplication at Bvumbwe research stations. Early generation seed multiplication for Four (4) Orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties have been conducted in the greenhouse producing almost 80 bundles that have been distributed to community-based seed multipliers for further multiplication. Up to this reporting period, 40 farmers have been trained on vine multiplication through UU support. The total number of farmers have produced and supplied 1800 bundles each of 100 cuttings of 30cm long to vulnerable . Additional number of trained multipliers commence multiplication shortly.
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spelling CGSpace1392812024-11-07T09:39:25Z Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi International Potato Center agrifood systems sweet potatoes seed multiplication orange-fleshed sweet potatoes This report present progress and achievement of the seed multiplication activities under the Ukama Ustawi (UU) regional initiative in Malawi. International potato Center and its key research partner, Department of Agriculture and Research services (DARS) has been carrying out sweetpotato early generation seed (EGS) multiplication at Bvumbwe research stations. Early generation seed multiplication for Four (4) Orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties have been conducted in the greenhouse producing almost 80 bundles that have been distributed to community-based seed multipliers for further multiplication. Up to this reporting period, 40 farmers have been trained on vine multiplication through UU support. The total number of farmers have produced and supplied 1800 bundles each of 100 cuttings of 30cm long to vulnerable . Additional number of trained multipliers commence multiplication shortly. 2023-12 2024-02-12T22:36:37Z 2024-02-12T22:36:37Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139281 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center International Potato Center. (2023). Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi. International Potato Center.
spellingShingle agrifood systems
sweet potatoes
seed multiplication
orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
International Potato Center
Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi
title Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi
title_full Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi
title_fullStr Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi
title_short Report on production of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in Malawi
title_sort report on production of orange fleshed sweetpotato early generation seed and multiplication by farmers in malawi
topic agrifood systems
sweet potatoes
seed multiplication
orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139281
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