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Enhancing Sweet Potato Commercialization in the Kingdom Of Eswatini - TCP/SWA/3503

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Despite its favourable climate and good soils, which allow for food production all year round, the Kingdom of Eswatini is a net importer of nearly all crops and livestock. In the face of rising food prices and climate change, the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini is focused on addressing the lack of food self-sufficiency and high import bill. Promoting crop diversification and commercialization of smallholder agriculture is one of the strategies the Government is taking. This project aimed to enhance food, nutrition and livelihoods security among farmers and farmers’ groups by enhancing the volume and increasing the marketing of commercially produced sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes were selected because they are easy to grow, require few inputs and tend to be relatively drought resistant. In addition, many smallholders were also already growing the crop and processing groups could be easily established

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