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7/25/2012 Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] farmer varieties are still the backbone of production and breeding programs in Sub-Sahara Africa. Usually,…
Delivering nutrients widely through biofortification: Building on orange sweet potato
7/16/2012 The biofortification strategy aims to reduce the prevalence of vitamin and mineral nutritional deficiencies that are widespread in low-income populations…
Peru’s Potato Passion: From Ancient Incas to Modern Day
7/16/2012 Peru is famous for its intriguing ancient civilizations and the ruins they left behind; its diverse landscapes that encompass everything…
Irish potatoes leading a revolution in Malawi
7/11/2012 “Agricultural research is a long-term investment that not only helps farmers avoid emergency food crisis situations like in 2005 but…
The Irish potato that will send our children to school
7/11/2012 The potato was first brought to the African nation by Irish missionaries and now an Irish Aid funded programme is…
Africa: 30% more potatoes due to better seed-potato selection
7/11/2012 Farmers in East Africa can increase their potato production by 30 percent provided they select their seed-potatoes better. By buying…
Potato cultivation and farm-based seed production technologies introduced to Uzbek farmers
7/10/2012 Potato is not only a staple, it is also an important cash crop which is expanding year after year in…
IMPROVED POTATO VARIETIES ENSURE FOOD SECURITY IN PERUVIAN COMMUNITIES
7/2/2012 Two improved varieties of potatoes were able to increase the crop’s yield eight times higher than any of the 150…
Improved selection of seed potatoes gives thirty percent more spuds
6/18/2012 East African farmers, who are mostly small-scale, currently select their seed potatoes from the mass of harvested potatoes. That results…
La papa se festeja en una semana de actos
5/28/2012 La papa, uno de los alimentos más populares de la dieta de los ecuatorianos, es el centro de una semana…
Moving ahead with actions on transforming the global food system
6/28/2012 As Chair of the independent Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, I am pleased that our seven policy recommendations…
Sustainable agriculture and the role of local food production groups
6/26/2012 We talked to three people about their work with smallholder farmers and herders: Ruben Echeverria (Director General, International Center for…