Consumers will soon start enjoying a new type of bread following the introduction of new orange fleshed sweet potato bread. Afco Investment Company Limited executive director Ms Fortunata Mmari, says they are holding a discussion with International Potato Centre to help provide technical support.
The move will also link the company with appropriate Tanzania farmers of orange sweet potatoes for making orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (OFSP) bread. The varieties of OFSP can play a key role in alleviating vitamin A deficiency, which is rampant among children in Tanzania, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
“For a start we have identified two bakeries within the city we would be working with, by supplying such products into their bakeries.” She said. Adding that the target people for the OFSP bread, beans and PVA maize are children and pregnant mothers though everyone can use them.
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