Adoption and Effects of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Varieties in Malawi
This study presents results of a large-scale survey to assess adoption and utilization of OFSP varieties in Malawi.
Abstract
In Malawi, a broad spectrum of research, development and funding agencies have supported the development and dissemination of biofortified, vitamin A rich orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties since 2009. The objectives of these interventions are to increase OFSP production and consumption among populations at risk of Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD), with a focus on women of childbearing age and children under 5 in smallholder farm households. By 2019, 9 OFSP varieties have been released by Government of Malawi from the collaborative breeding program of the Malawi Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS) and the International Potato Center (CIP). It is estimated that since 2009 some 500,000 households have received planting material of OFSP varieties through dissemination by CIP projects and implementing partners with a focus on increasing OFSP production, market development, and promoting its utilization for improved child and maternal nutrition.
This study presents results of a large-scale survey to assess adoption and utilization of OFSP varieties in Malawi.
Citation
Gatto, M., Okello, J., Pradel, W., Kwikiriza, N., Mgomezulu, W., Nyirenda, Z., Haile, O., Suarez, V., van Vugt, D., Hareau, G., & Heck, S. (2021). Adoption and Effects of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Varieties in Malawi. Lima, Peru: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas.
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Adoption and Effects of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Varieties in Malawi