Use of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Purée in Bread Boosts Demand for the Crop
Participatory Varietal Selection Brings Biofortified Potatoes Closer to National Release
Improving Farmer Livelihoods and Resilience with Sweetpotato in India
Quality Seed Potato Enables Farmers to Move Beyond Poverty in Africa
Resilient Sweetpotato Varieties Benefit Families Across Mozambique
International Award Recognizes CIP’s Farmer-Centric Approach to Disease Control
Pest Risk Atlas Informs Efforts to Help Farmers Prepare for Climate Change
Genetic Sequencing Sheds New Light on Potato and Sweetpotato Diversity
Understanding Gender Differences to Improve Development Work
Ensuring a Sustainable Supply of Quality Sweetpotato Planting Material
Late Blight-Resistant Potato Holds Promise for Farmers in East Africa
New Insight on Potato Variety Adoption and Impacts in Peru
RTB: Root and Tuber Innovations for Better Harvests and Livelihoods
There are about 5,000 different varieties of potato, most of which are found only in the Andes
Grown in about 130 countries, potato is the third most important food crop after rice and wheat
of fresh orange-fleshed sweetpotato provides the vitamin A needs of a preschool-aged child
Million tons of sweetpotato are produced globally each year, 95% of it in developing countries
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