Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya

A total of 18,526 households were reached with OFSP vines and nutrition messages by August 2016. Previously non-existent in households, OFSP is being consumed at least twice a week, especially when the roots are in season. This past season, over 150 tons of roots were delivered to the puree processo...

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Autor principal: International Potato Center
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148933
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Sumario:A total of 18,526 households were reached with OFSP vines and nutrition messages by August 2016. Previously non-existent in households, OFSP is being consumed at least twice a week, especially when the roots are in season. This past season, over 150 tons of roots were delivered to the puree processor, Organi Limited. This is a significant milestone considering that in 2015, the processor struggled to obtain 500 kg per day to initiate processing.