Sweetpotato Production Legacy and Future Plans
Explore the legacy of sweetpotato production initiatives, stakeholder involvement, global knowledge base, and future plans including funding requirements, publications, and exit strategies. Discover how various stakeholders are contributing to the advancement of sweetpotato farming practices.
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THEME 2 THEME 2- - OFSP TASK OFSP TASK Felistus Chipungu, Martin Felistus Chipungu, Martin Chiona Chiona, Simon , Simon Mudenda Kaharawe Kaharawe, , Nkhoma Nkhoma Mudenda, Alfonso , Alfonso
Legacy (Stakeholders) Legacy (Stakeholders) Availability of breeder seed in tissue culture laboratory at Mt Makulu. The screenhouse structure for foundation seed and capacity building to preserves, multiply and disseminates foundation seed. Availability of trained Decentralized Vine Multipliers in Communities Availability of stakeholders that can provide technical backstopping to Vine Multipliers and Root Producers Availability of Production and Nutritional Messages that were developed.
Legacy (Global Knowledge Base) Legacy (Global Knowledge Base) Sweetpotato production handbook (under development) Two conference papers Two success stories (Epulani Daka and Aron Mumba)
Loose Ends ( Those that dont require funding) Loose Ends ( Those that don t require funding) Development of manuscripts using the available database, to be done by mid November). Sweetpotato in ground storage- a technology under practice by farmers need validation scientifically; ZARI will take it up
Loose Ends ( Those that require additional Loose Ends ( Those that require additional funding) funding) Two journal publications, by December 2017. (US $3,000.00/ publication) Publication and launch of the sweetpotato production handbook, by December 2017 (US $ 10,000.00) Translation and printing of the sweetpotato production handbook, by December 2017 (US $ 7,000.00) Two promising genotypes identified and require further evaluations by ZARI and SCCI for release (US $ 10,000.00) (No ending date because its an on-going activity Harry Ngoma)
Exit Strategy (Key Issues to be done) Exit Strategy (Key Issues to be done) Transfer the production of breeder (TC) and foundation seed (screen houses) to ZARI Transfer of assets to ZARI Document and provide the list of vine multipliers to all DACOs to facilitate registration, technical backstopping, and marketing of vines
Exit Strategy ( Plans for communication, orderly Exit Strategy ( Plans for communication, orderly termination of engagement with farmers) termination of engagement with farmers) Project wind up meeting with partners and stakeholders on OFSP production and nutrition to present successes and gaps, also asses their interventions, areas of operations and number of beneficiaries reached ($10,000)
