The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference

The goal of the African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) horticulture CRSP is to provide science-based research on African nightshades, Amaranthus, and spider plant to show these crops will improve nutrition while providing food security and income generation for small holder farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. This Horticulture CRSP project is evaluating improved AIV germplasm along with improved production practices, better postharvest handling, and increased market access to achieve these goals.