Resources Tagged: Sweet Potato

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  1. Orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) production and its added nutritional value

    2019-11-26 Session: Potatoes and sweet potatoes play a big role as a staple and nutritious food, as well as a source of farmer incomes in the densely populated highlands of sub-Saharan Africa. They are grown by small family farms mainly intercropped with beans and maize. Per capita, potato annual...
    Rwanda Potatoes Sweet Potato

  2. CIP - International Potato Center

    The International Potato Center (CIP) was founded in 1971 as a research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato and andean roots and tubers. It delivers innovative science-based solutions to enhance access to affordable nutritious food, foster inclusive sustainable...
    Sweet Potato Roots and Tubers Root Crops Potatoes Potato

  3. Preparation Of Diffusion Processed Sweet Potato At Home

    1983-02-19 Dr. Frank Martin is a research specialist in sweet potato breeding. He writes, "A persistent nagging question is why people don't eat and don't want to eat more sweet potatoes. We believe this is due to sweetness itself, as well as flavors and textures that are not liked. We developed a new...
    Sweet Potato

  4. Perennial Vegetables Workshop @ECHO - Eric Toensmeier

    Eric Toensmeier conducts a workshop in 2012 @ ECHO-Florida highlighting some of the 4000+ plants grown on the ECHO Global Farm in North Fort Myers, FL. For more from Eric Toensmeier, check out http://carbonfarmingsolution.com/
    Perennial Vegetables Global Farm Katuk Yam Winged Bean Chaya Lima Beans Perennial lima Hibiscus Moringa Cranberry Hibiscus Sweet Potato Cactus Bamboo Sprout Taro Basket Vine Pigeon Pea Lablab Garlic Chives Welsh Onion Papaya

  5. Introduction to Tropical Root Crops

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    2015-02-16 Tropical root and tuber crops are consumed as staples in parts of the tropics and should be considered for their potential to produce impressive yields in small spaces. They provide valuable options for producing food under challenging growing conditions. Cassava and taro, for instance, are...
    ECHO Resources Potatoes Yam Taro Cassava Sweet Potato Root Crops

  6. Sweet Potato

    1988-01-19 Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are already the 6th or 7th most produced food crop in the world, surpassed onlyby wheat, rice, corn, potato, barley, and possibly cassava. Among the reasons that sweet potato is a great crop is that it is relatively easy to grow, relatively free of pests and...
    Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato

  7. Sweet Potatoes for the Home Garden: With Special Techniques for Northern Growers

    1998-01-01 The sweet potato (also spelled 'sweetpotato') is an eccentric vegetable requiring different treatment than any other root crop grown by home gardeners. Half of this book deals with growing, curing and storing the sweet potato. The rest is a leisurely tour through the history, science and lore of...
    Sweet Potato Vegetable gardening

  8. Meat and Sweet Potato Vegetable Soup

    Recipes Sweet Potato

  9. Potatoes, Sweet and Irish

    1977-01-01 This publication discusses how to grown sweet and irish potatoes.
    Sweet Potato Recipes Cooking Potatoes

  10. African Sweet Potato Soup with Peanut Butter and Black Beans

    Recipes Sweet Potato