Sweetpotato farmers in Kabondo, Western Kenya produce over 60% of the sweetpotatoes consumed in the country. Yet, a major problem for them is the availability of sufficient and high quality planting material during the sweetpotato planting season.
It was a learning experience; that’s the only way to describe the 9th Triennial African Potato Association conference. There was information on everything (and anything) you could want to know about potatoes and sweetpotatoes, in Africa and beyond. S…
The importance that NEPAD attaches to science and innovation is reflected in the mandate it received for implementing Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action.
Recognizing that the cross-section of agriculture, nutrition and health is becoming increasingly important in the quest for solutions to malnutrition, The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation has organized an important nutrition dialogue on 15 September,…
