Sweet Potatoes farming

Sweet Potatoes farming

Ushirika Women Group

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General performance

5 - Very effective

Details

1. It is economically important in addressing food security and promoting climate smart agriculture
2. We are able to consume the produce and sell it for a long period of time and this has made us develop and make individual and collective investments.
3. It maintains and enhances soil health
4. Little costs involved in the practice

Unintended positive side effects of practice

1 - Yes

Details

Majority of the community members from within and outside approach us for sweet potatoes vines and we make an income by selling the different types to them.

Unintended negative side effect of practice

3 - I am not sure

Knowledge and skills required for practice

3 - Specialised knowledge required neither high nor low

Details

We plant different types of sweet potatoes that require different timelines of maturity and skills on management.

Labour required for practice

4 - Rather high labour required

Cost associated with practice

2 - Rather low costs

Details

Practice is very cost effective

Does it help restore land?

5 - Very effective

Details

1. As a cover crop, it controls the erosion of farm top soil
2. It is climate resilient
3. The crop residues can be used as dry manure to improve soil health

Climate change vulnerability effects

5 - Very effective

Time requirements

3 - Works neither rapidly nor slowly