Sweet potato development and delivery in sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 11955-11972

  Low, J ^a   Ball, A ^b   Magezi, S ^b   Njoku, J ^c   Mwanga, R ^d   Andrade, M ^e   Tomlins, K ^f   Dove, R ^g   van Mourik, T ^h  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^c National Root Crops Research Institute of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^d International Potato Center   (Uganda)

^e International Potato Center   (Mozambique)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^g World Vision   (United Kingdom)

^h HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Micronutrient deficiency; Orange sweet potato; Sweetpotato; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019834172     PISSN: 16845358     EISSN: 16845374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.HarvestPlus07     Document Type: Article

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