Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania

Access to timely, quality sweetpotato planting vines in the Lake Zone of Tanzania can improve food security and nutrition, especially during times of drought, crop disease, and hunger. The Marando Bora project has established and trained 27 decentralized vine multipliers (DVMs), who have distributed...

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Main Author: International Potato Center
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144239
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description Access to timely, quality sweetpotato planting vines in the Lake Zone of Tanzania can improve food security and nutrition, especially during times of drought, crop disease, and hunger. The Marando Bora project has established and trained 27 decentralized vine multipliers (DVMs), who have distributed quality vines to 10,000 households. Working with women’s groups the project has increased women’s participation as vine multipliers to 70% and has ensured that 73% of the vine recipients were women.
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spelling CGSpace1442392025-11-06T13:34:23Z Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania International Potato Center sweet potatoes Access to timely, quality sweetpotato planting vines in the Lake Zone of Tanzania can improve food security and nutrition, especially during times of drought, crop disease, and hunger. The Marando Bora project has established and trained 27 decentralized vine multipliers (DVMs), who have distributed quality vines to 10,000 households. Working with women’s groups the project has increased women’s participation as vine multipliers to 70% and has ensured that 73% of the vine recipients were women. 2011-06 2024-06-03T20:02:23Z 2024-06-03T20:02:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144239 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center. 2011. Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania. Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa. CIP. 2 p.
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Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
title Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
title_full Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
title_fullStr Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
title_short Marando Bora “Better vines” - For higher sweetpotato production in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
title_sort marando bora better vines for higher sweetpotato production in the lake zone of tanzania
topic sweet potatoes
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