Sweet potato News

Concerted efforts to elevate Root Crops
By Kimuri Mwangi The root crops sub-sector has for a long time received inadequate policy

Sweet potato processing plant opened in Migori
Cabinet Secretary, Mr Eugene Wamalwa commissioned the Migori County Sweet Potato Processing plant at Getong’anya,

A canal, groundnuts and sweet potatoes keep hopes alive in Turkana
In Kenya’s arid Turkana County, groundnuts equal cash. Agnes Ajuma, 48, is one of the

Orange fleshed sweet potato vines for sale
The County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet is calling on potential buyers to buy highly nutritious,

Making sweet potato silage
Sweet potato silage is not common because it is largely unknown. Just like silage made

Sweet potato refuse becomes a valuable resource
Small-scale sweetpotato farmers in Uganda have adopted innovative technologies that not only improve dairy and

WFP supports agriculture in Isiolo
The World Food Programme (WFP) has donated Non-Food Items (NFIs) and 240 bags of Orange

Rwanda – Sweet potato and Potato second and third crops in terms of production.
More than 350 researchers, policy-makers, development partners and entrepreneurs have been meeting in Kigali to