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Learning Briefs | October 17, 2019
Improved storage transforms potato crop
AFGHANISTAN: POTATOES
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 1
The potato is the only cash crop available to most households in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan. Production is restricted by an inability to effectively store both seed and ware (eating) potatoes, with the result that poor‑quality seed is used at planting and most of the crop must be sold at harvest when prices are low.
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Reduced seed rate and fertilizer adjustments...
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Efficient fertilization and well-timed...
AGRICULTURAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE: BRIEF 2 Potatoes are the primary cash crop in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan. Yields are consistently low,...more
