PROPAGATION AND EFFECT OF SOLO GOLD/MOTHER’S DELIGHT SWEET POTATOES AS FOOD SUPPLEMENT TO MALNUTRITION, DIABETES AND TRANSMISSION INFECTION DISEASES

The propagation of the Solo Gold/ Mother’s Delight Sweet Potatoes was produced to minimize some common diseases in our community such as Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypotension, Malnutrition, Breast feeding of children with Prevention Mother-to-Child Transmission Infection (PMTC), HIV/AIDs victims and Ulcer. It makes a lot of impact in curing diseases and geared the healthy livelihood of our people and also accelerates the economic growth in our community. The Potato is mixed with Ground-nut, Moringa and Bio Fortified Maize to a defined proportion for application to various diseases mentioned above. It can also be prepared and served on daily diet in different ways for boosting our immune system and eradicating drudgery and hunger in Northern Nigeria. Sweet potato is an important food which contain nutrients that serves as security root crop in Nigeria. The country being the 3rd largest producer in the world after China and Uganda with an annual production estimated at 3.9 million metric tons per year. It can thrive in marginal soil and has broad agro-ecological adaptability, which makes it thrive in all of Nigeria’s 36 states. Sweet potato has a short production cycle of three to four months, which makes Solo gold a good crop for farmers and consumers across Nigeria. It can be grown all year round while its roots and vines can be used for both human and animal consumption.