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Improving the breeding, cultivation and use of sweetpotato in Africa

Sweetpotato is a low-input crop with significant potential for improving public health and nutrition and developing food security in sub-Saharan Africa. This chapter examines the nutritional contribution made by OFSP (orange-fleshed sweetpotato) in poor rural communities in Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria an...

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Main Authors: Abidin, P.E., Carey, E.E.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited 2018
Subjects:
sweet potatoes
seed systems
nutritive value
nutrition
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99119
Summary:Sweetpotato is a low-input crop with significant potential for improving public health and nutrition and developing food security in sub-Saharan Africa. This chapter examines the nutritional contribution made by OFSP (orange-fleshed sweetpotato) in poor rural communities in Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso; sustainable breeding and seed systems; and effective commercialisation and marketing to benefit the communities concerned. The chapter includes detailed case studies from Ghana and Malawi and offers suggestions for future trends for research in this area.

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