Potato and sweetpotato in Africa : transforming the value chains for food and nutrition security /

Jan, Low;Moses, Nyongesa; Monica, Parker.

Potato and sweetpotato in Africa : transforming the value chains for food and nutrition security / edited by Jan Low, International Potato Center (CIP), Nairobi, Kenya (CGIAR), Moses Nyongesa, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Sara Quinn, International Potato Center (CIP), Nairobi, Kenya (CGIAR), Monica Parker, International Potato Center (CIP), Nairobi, Kenya (CGIAR). - 1 online resource (xxx, 632 pages) : illustrations, map

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Advances in Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding -- Getting Seed Potato Systems Moving -- Addressing Bottlenecks in the Sweetpotato Seed Systems -- Tackling Disease and Crop Management in Potato and Sweetpotato -- Innovations in Marketing, Processing Technologies and Value Chain Management for Potato and Sweetpotato -- Evidence on Nutritional Value, Product Acceptance and Changing Behaviours Concerning Sweetpotato.

This book is based on papers presented at the Ninth Triennial African Potato Association Conference, Naivasha, Kenya, 30 June-4 July 2013. The book focuses on the policies for germplasm exchange, food security and trade in Africa, seed systems, breeding and disease management and postharvest management, processing technologies and marketing systems of potato and sweet potato. The nutritional value and changing behaviours of potato and sweet potato crops are also discussed.



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Potatoes--Breeding--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sweet potatoes--Breeding--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Potatoes--Varieties--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sweet potatoes--Varieties--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Potato industry--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sweet potato industry--Africa, Sub-Saharan.


Sub-Saharan Africa.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

SB211.P8 / P772 2015

SB211.P8 / P665 2015