African Potato Association (APA)

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he African Potato Association is a non-profit organization that was launched in September 1985. The objectives of APA are: To promote the interests of potato and sweetpotato workers in Africa. To act as a central source of information and resource exchange. To facilitate greater inter-country collaboration and horizontal exchange of information and exchange visits by scientists. To stimulate the development of potato and sweetpotato research, production, and utilization in Africa. To popularize potato and sweetpotato as important food items in Africa. To act as a link between the International Potato Center (CIP) and other relevant associations in the world and members/member c

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