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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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace1489332025-11-06T13:31:38Z Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya International Potato Center sweet potatoes agriculture nutrition 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. 2016-09 2024-07-04T19:29:17Z 2024-07-04T19:29:17Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148933 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center. 2016. Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya. International Potato Center. 2 p.
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Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya
title Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya
title_full Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya
title_fullStr Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya
title_short Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition in Kenya
title_sort scaling up sweetpotato through agriculture and nutrition in kenya
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agriculture
nutrition
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