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Potato and Sweetpotato in Africa: Transforming the Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security
Jan Low
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Description for Potato and Sweetpotato in Africa: Transforming the Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security
Hardback. A comprehensive examination of the fastest expanding food crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Editor(s): Low, Jan; Nyongesa, Moses; Quinn, Sara; Parker, Monica. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; RNFF; TVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 251 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Sweetpotato and potato are expanding faster than any other food crops in sub-Saharan Africa. There is growing investment in research to address bottlenecks in value chains concerning these two crops, and growing interest from the private sector in investing in them. This book addresses five major themes on sweetpotato and potato: policies for germplasm exchange, food security and trade in Africa; seed systems; breeding and disease management; post-harvest management, processing technologies and marketing systems; nutritional value and changing behaviours.
Sweetpotato and potato are expanding faster than any other food crops in sub-Saharan Africa. There is growing investment in research to address bottlenecks in value chains concerning these two crops, and growing interest from the private sector in investing in them. This book addresses five major themes on sweetpotato and potato: policies for germplasm exchange, food security and trade in Africa; seed systems; breeding and disease management; post-harvest management, processing technologies and marketing systems; nutritional value and changing behaviours.
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1626g
Number of Pages
662
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780644202
SKU
V9781780644202
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-14
About Jan Low
Jan Low is at the International Potato Center, Kenya. Moses Nyongesa is at the Kenya International Research Institute, Kenya.
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