Partnerships for improving sweetpotatoes in africa

Dr. Craig Yencho’s work on improvement of sweetpotatoes in Africa was recently featured on the news blog at the North Carolina State University, his home institution.

A long-term collaborator with the International Potato Center (CIP), Yencho is leading research on new genomic tools to improve sweetpotato breeding. Currently, he is part of SweetGAINS, a CIP-led project that seeks to accelerate and expand the development and dissemination of nutrient-rich, climate-resilient sweetpotato varieties to benefit millions more African families.

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