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Baseline survey of orange-fleshed sweet potato knowledge, farming and consumption, and dietary practices among households with children aged 6-59 months in selected districts of Morogoro, Iringa and Mbeya regions of Tanzania
Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) as a staple food besides providing necessary body energy in human diet
provides significant amounts of Vitamin A addressing both Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and body energy
needs. The Viable ...
Root and Tuber Crops Development Trust Website
The Malawi Government has been recognizing the importance of cassava, potato and sweetpotato as reflected in the 2006-2011 Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) and in the 2011-2015 Agricultural Sector Wide Approach ...
Pest risk analysis for Tecia solanivora
Tecia solanivora causes serious problems in potato crops in various regions of South America, Central America and the Canary Islands (Spain). Under favorable climatic conditions and poor management practices T. solanivora ...
Pest Risk Analysis for Tuta absoluta
Tuta absoluta is a devastating pest not only for tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) production but also for potato (Solanum tuberosum). In tomato most feeding damage is done to the leaves and stems of tomatoes. Larvae ...
Pest risk analysis for Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) is the causative pathogen for banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW). Commonly known as Xanthomonas wilt, it was reported first in Ethiopia on enset and later observed on banana in Uganda, ...
EFFECT OF POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.) CROPPING SYSTEMS ON SOIL AND NUTRIENT LOSSES THROUGH RUNOFF IN A HUMIC NITISOL
A field study was carried out using runoff plots during the short and long rainy seasons of 2014 and 2015 respectively at the Field Station of Upper Kabete Campus, University of Nairobi. The objectives of the study were ...
PRA: Pest risk analysis for Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cubense
PRA: Pest risk analysis for Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. Cubense.