How sweet potato varieties are distributed in Uganda: Actors, constraints and opportunities

Food Security

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 781-791

  Gibson, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informal seed system; Project based; Released varieties; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; CULTIVAR; DRY SEASON; POTATO; PRIVATE SECTOR; SEED;

CENTRAL DEPARTMENT; PARAGUAY;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 84892555745     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-013-0302-8     Document Type: Article

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