Nutrition security in Tanzania: Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and their contribution to health

Text Sample: Chapter 4, Influences of the nutritional situation in Tanzania: 4.1, Traditional diet: The diet of the Tanzanian population is based on cereals, starchy roots with high fiber content and pulses in rural as well as in urban areas (FAO 2008, p. 17). Starchy foods provide almost three quarters of the total energy supply, despite the wide variety of food produced in Tanzania. Consumption ...