Sustainable technologies for orange and purple sweet potatoes in Ghana

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Description

Poster by Eunice Bonsi, Tuskegee University on STOPS (Sustainable Technologies for Orange and Purple Sweet Potatoes) in Ghana.  Presented at the 2013 Annual meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • Sweetpotato Plant Promotion Campaign: One-STOP Shop for Nutrition and Health
  • Youth and Children 4-H STOPS: Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) for Change
  • Bio-availability of nutrients to reduce vitamin A & Iron deficiencies
  • Women:  Processing of sweetpotato products. Reformulating traditional recipes. Developing new products
  • Farmers:  Clean vine-multiplication Improved cultural practices Improved post-harvest handling

 

Type

Poster 2013 annual meeting

Crop

Orange-fleshed sweet potato

Countries

Ghana