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Potential Contribution of Food & Nutrition Security

through Bio-fortified Orange Flashed Sweet Potato in

Saudi Arabia

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Field Coordinator

International Potato Center (CIP), BangladeshCell: +880 1719 077498 or +880 1913 969558

Email: h.mohidul@cgiar.org or manik_agri@yahoo.com

Address: House no. 432, Joya Puttra Bhaban (1st floor-south)

Sadar Upazila Campus (In front of Upazila Parisad Mosque)

Khalilgonj, Palashbari, Kurigram-5600.

Skype: ciprf_manik and

Ph.D. Research fellowDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

Patuakhali Science and Technology University

Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

What is Orange Flashed Sweet Potato (OFSP)?

A nutritious Orange-fleshed sweet

potato (OFSP) is rich in vitamin-A

variety is develop by International

Potato Center, Lima, Peru. Now It is

growing in popularity and

becoming an important strategyto improve vitamin A deficiency

across the world.

International Potato Center (CIP)

The International Potato Center, known by its Spanish

acronym CIP, was founded in 1971 as a root and tuber

research-for-development institution delivering sustainable

solutions to the pressing world problems of hunger, poverty,

and the degradation of natural resources. CIP is truly a global

center, with headquarters in Lima, Peru and offices in 20

developing countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Working closely with our partners, CIP seeks to achieve food

security, increased well-being, and gender equity for poor

people in the developing world.

IntroductionThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lies between 15.2° and 32.6° north

and 34.1° and 55.5° east and the climate is generally mild in the

winter and dry and hot in the summer. Rainfall occurs in the winter

but never exceeds 100 mm per year in most regions.

Major crops include cereals (wheat, sorghum, barley and millet),

vegetables (tomato, watermelon, eggplant, potato, cucumber and

onions), fruits (date-palm, citrus and grapes) and forage crops

(alfalfa). Why not sweet potato?

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and water statistical yearbooks,

Saudi Arab.

Food Security through Orange Flashed

Sweet Potato

Food-based approaches have been reviewed and judged

to have a promising role in integrated strategies.

OFSP is a particularly promising food, because it is a

balanced food and also use in diversify ways in daily

diets.

Nutrient Status of Orange Flashed Sweet PotatoName of food elements Sweet potato

root /100 gm

fresh

Sweet potato

leaves /100 gm

fresh

Water (ml) 70 80.7

Carbohydrate (gm) 19-23 9.7

Protein (gm) 1.5-2.0 4.2

Fat (gm) 0.7 0.8

Fiber (gm) 1.0 2.4

Sugar (gm) 3-6 -

Mineral-Calcium (mg) 46 360

Phosphorus (mg) 49 60

Iron (mg) 0.8 10

Magnesium (mg) 24 -

Potassium ( mg) 530 -

Sodium (mg) 13 -

Chlorine (mg) 85 -

Sulphur (mg) 26 -

Name of food elements Sweet potato

root /100 gm

fresh

Sweet potato

leaves /100 gm

fresh

Vitamin Thiamin (mg) 0.08 0.07

Riboflavin (mg) 0.04 0.24

Niacin (mg) 0.70 1.70

Vit-C (mg) 24 27

Vit-A (IU)* 700-800 1600

Food energy (Kilocalorie) 120 60

Source: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute,

Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh.

* IU = International Unit

Diversified Food Habit through Orange Flashed Sweet Potato

Breakfast

Moring Snacks

Diversified Food Habit Through Orange Flashed Sweet Potato

Launch & Diner

Diversified Food Habit through Orange Flashed Sweet Potato

Evening Snacks Diversified Food Habit through Orange Flashed Sweet Potato

Use as Raw Material in Bakery Industry

Use as Raw Material in Commercial Industry

Home-Based OFSP Processing

• Increase HH consumption

• Increase vitamin A intake by children, OFSP complementary foods

• Increase vitamin A intake by women of reproductive age

• Increase the acceptance of OFSP varieties (incorporating different recipes)

• Increase the adoption of OFSP for income generations

OFSP use as Small Cottage Industry at Rural Area

Global Challenges in OFSP Processing

• The double burden of malnutrition

• Promotion of processed products in the face of rising chronicdiseases in developing countries

• Issues of gender harmonization due to the commercialization ofOFSP production, rising household incomes can cause domesticviolence

• The continuously changing business environments, challengesand opportunities for rural farmers with private sectorpartnership[s]

Use as Fodder, Fish and Poultry Feed

Nutrition Security through Orange Flashed

Sweet Potato

CIP is developing linkages with other

biofortification and diet diversification efforts as

well as with wider nutrition and education

programs to realize the full nutrition potential of

OFSP at large scale.

The progress on further biofortification of sweet

potato to increase iron and zinc levels will produce

varieties with these traits in the coming years.

Disaster resilience Crop Orange Flashed

Sweet Potato

�Drought tolerance

�Flood resistant

�Heat resistant

�Salt resistant

Health Benefit by Orange Flashed

Sweet Potato

Anti-oxidant contained to prevent cancer

Low glycemic index to control diabetes

To control diarrheal disease

Digestive fiber contained to prevent tumor & constipation

Orange Flashed Sweet Potato Production

Technology

� Site selection: Sunny, well drainage, available

water source, responsible to occur water logged.

� Soil: Sandy loamy with silt is suitable for sweet

potato growing.

� Land Preparation: Up to 30 cm depth ploughing in

three times

Cuttings Preparation & Planting

Methods

Fertilizer Dose for ApplicationName of Fertilizer Amount (Kg/ha)

Cow dung & FYM 10,000

Urea 160-180

TSP 150-170

MP 180-200

Gypsum * 60-80

Zinc Sulphur* 10-12

Boric Acid* 6-8

* Depends on Soil Fertility

Visiting CIP High Officials at Harvesting Time at

Char Land

Pictorial View of Orange Flashed Sweet Potato Harvesting

Market Linkage Through Value Chain Approach

Market Linkage Through Value Chain Approach

Awareness build up on orange flashed sweet potato

nutrition through workshop & Fair

Video-1 Video-2

�School feeding initiatives (OFSP biscuits, juice)

�WFP emergency relief high energy biscuits

�Noodles for urban consumers

�Bakery products (breads, cookies, nan, chapatti)

�Fried products (French fries, Crisps, samosa, dnuts)

�OFSP juice and starch for industrial applications

�OFSP puree for complementary feeding

�OFSP fresh roots storage facilities (long term 3-6m)

Public Private Partnerships for OFSP Products for :

Emphasis on Market and Private Sector Push

Orange Flashed Sweet Potato Nutrition

Massaging Program at Community Health Level

Orange Flashed Sweet Potato Nutrition

Education Program at School Level

Orange Flashed Sweet potato Cultivation

Program at Homestead Level (Home Garden)

Orange Flashed Sweet Potato Cultivation

Program at School Level (School Garden)

Orange Flashed Sweet Potato Nursery

Establish Program

Global Activities of Orange Flashed Sweet

Potato�Appropriate Rural Development Agriculture Program – ARDAP in Kenya.

�Overview of Breeding and Evaluation of Orange-fleshed Sweet potato In

South Africa.

�Orange Fleshed Sweet potato in the School Feeding Program of Osun State,

Nigeria: Conception, Inception & Inclusion.

�The potential of orange-fleshed sweet potato to prevent vitamin A deficiency

in Africa.

�Orange-fleshed sweetpotato value chains under the project Jumpstarting

OFSP in Ghana.

�Orange-fleshed sweetpotato situation analysis and needs assessment

Tanzania.

World Food Prize Awarded:

Al-Sumait Prize awarded:

Web Based Knowledge on Orange Flashed Sweet Potato

Global Publications of Orange Flashed Sweet Potato

National & International News (Electronic & Printing) on

Orange Flashed Sweet Potato TV news

Future Research in Bangladesh

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Analysis-Report.pdf

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