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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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Sylvia Magezi

Uganda Country Manager, HarvestPlus

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Sylvia Magezi is a Uganda Country Manager, HarvestPlus with the Unit, and is based at IFPRI-Kampala.

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Meals for nutrition: Orange sweet potato and iron beans products: Recipe book

2022HarvestPlus; Laira Kyazike; Sylvia Magezi
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Meals for nutrition: Orange sweet potato and iron beans products: Recipe book

Orange Sweet Potato (OSP) and Iron rich beans can be used in many dishes to enrich their nutritive value, add color and make them attractive to all ages. In baked products, OSP can substitute up to 40% of wheat and can be used as a nutritious thickener in soups. We are sure you will enjoy using these recipes and creatively come up with a wide range of dishes and snacks. These recipes were compiled by Laira Kyazike and Sylvia Magezi.

Year published

2022

Authors

HarvestPlus; Laira Kyazike; Sylvia Magezi

Citation

HarvestPlus. 2022. Meals for nutrition: Orange sweet potato and iron beans products: Recipe book. Kampala, Uganda: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136503

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Uganda

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Sweet Potatoes; Healthy Diets; Nutrition; Beans; Iron

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English

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Open Access

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https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136503 Source record

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Report

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Sweetpotato virus pathogen-tested planting material of susceptible varieties results in root yield increase in Uganda

2019Namanda, S.; Mwanga, Robert O.M.; Mukasa, S.; Talengera, D.; Musoke, C.; Kyalo, Gerald; Ssemakula, G.; Magezi, S.; Ball, Anna-Marie; Low, Jan W.
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Sweetpotato virus pathogen-tested planting material of susceptible varieties results in root yield increase in Uganda

Sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) causes more than 90 percent yield decline, especially in areas with high disease pressure. In central Uganda region, Ejumula, an SPVD susceptible variety almost disappeared on farmers’ fields due to SPVD by fourth implementation year HarvestPlus project in 2010. In response, research-development partnerships conducted participatory validation trials to enable farmers appreciate the storage yield advantage of planting virus-tested material. Virus-tested cuttings, each 20-cm long of Ejumula and Kabode varieties were sourced from BioCrops private sector laboratory and planted at two sites in each of four different districts. In each district two farmers hosted the trial and at each site the trial was replicated three times for four successive seasons in 2013–2014. Pre-harvest data on SPVD at 42 days and harvest at 100 days after planting were collected. Virus-indexed planting material out yielded (15.0 tons/ha) farmers’ own material (2.7 tons/ha) and fourth season on-farm replanting (3.1 tons/ha), representing 82 and 79 percent root yield loss, respectively. Whereas SPVD scores increased with increase in number of cycles, storage root yield declined for both resistant and susceptible varieties. There was no significant (P ≤ 0.05) difference in both visual symptoms and storage root yield on initially virus-tested planting material and farmers’ own material after three successive seasons. Thus, recommendable to flush-out after two cycles.

Year published

2019

Authors

Namanda, S.; Mwanga, Robert O.M.; Mukasa, S.; Talengera, D.; Musoke, C.; Kyalo, Gerald; Ssemakula, G.; Magezi, S.; Ball, Anna-Marie; Low, Jan W.

Citation

Namanda, S.; Mwanga, R.; Mukasa, S.; Talengera, D.; Musoke, C.; Kyalo, G.; Low, J.; Ssemakula, G.; Magezi, S.; Ball, A.M. 2019. Sweetpotato virus pathogen-tested planting material of susceptible varieties results in root yield increase in Uganda. Crop Protection. ISSN: 0261-2194. 124. 1-5 p.

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Uganda

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Sweet Potatoes; Ipomoea Batatas; Viruses; Cycles; Yields

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104851 Source record

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Roots, Tubers and Bananas

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Journal Article

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Biofortification in underutilized staple crops for nutrition in Asia and Africa

2018Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.; Andersson, Meike S.; Govindaraj, Mahalingam; Parminder, Virk; Cherian, Binu; Illona, Paul; Magezi, Sylvia; Mulambu, Joseph
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Biofortification in underutilized staple crops for nutrition in Asia and Africa

Malnutrition is one of the biggest public health challenges of the century with about 2 billion people affected by it globally. Biofortification is the process of breeding micronutrients traits into staple food crops, which is bioavailable to make a positive measurable impact to the population that eats such staples on a daily basis. It is a cost-effective, sustainable strategy and complementary in nature to the existing market interventions. Iron pearl millet, iron beans, vitamin A cassava and orange sweet potato can contribute to increase household nutrition in the Asia and Africa. Over the years evidences gathered by partners in crop breeding, nutrition studies and delivery experiences will help to build the foundation for scaling out further to reach millions who need the most.

Year published

2018

Authors

Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.; Andersson, Meike S.; Govindaraj, Mahalingam; Parminder, Virk; Cherian, Binu; Illona, Paul; Magezi, Sylvia; Mulambu, Joseph

Citation

Pfeiffer, Wolfgang; Andersson, Meike S.; Govindaraj, Mahalingam; Parminder, Virk; Cherian, Binu; Illona, Paul; Magezi, Sylvia; and Mulambu, Joseph. 2018. Biofortification in underutilized staple crops for nutrition in Asia and Africa. In Regional expert consultation on underutilized crops for food and nutritional security in Asia and the Pacific – Thematic, strategic papers and country status reports. Thematic Papers, Chapter 7, Pp.70-81. Bangkok, Thailand: Asia-Pacific Association for Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). November 13-15, 2017.

Keywords

Africa; Asia; Biofortification; Nutrition; Sweet Potato; Biofortification; Sustainability; Retinol; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Iron

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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Source record

Project

Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Conference Paper