Orange-Flesh Sweet Potato - Promising Partnerships for Assuring the Integration of Nutritional Concerns into Agricultural Research and Extension

Jan W. Low, Rafael Uaiene (), Maria Isabel Andrade and Julie A. Howard

No 55215, Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: This document summarizes the rationale for why orange flesh sweet potato is the ideal candidate for combating food insecurity and vitamin A deficiency in many areas of Mozambique, describing progress achieved to date in program implementation, and concluding with several recommendations to strengthen agricultural policies and existing inter-sectoral mechanisms for addressing malnutrition.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.55215

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