Commercial potato production in north america a brief history of this handbook and use of the information the current publication, commercial potato production in north america was originally published in july 1964 by the usda agricultural research service, agriculture handbook no. The moistfleshed potato is sometimes referred to as a yam and the dryfleshed as a sweetpotato. The total world production for potatoes in 2016 was 376,826,967 metric tonnes. More consumer familiarity with fresh sweet potatoes and increases in sweet potato fry consumption contribute to the increase. For many years, the varieties hanna and golden sweet sometimes also called hanna gold were the main dryfleshed types grown. Use of tubers is the best method for potato production.
They cannot justify purchasing largescale equipment for small operations, but. This will minimize the buildup of diseases and ensure plants producing roots true to type. Due to their growing requirements, sweet potatoes are primarily grown on a large commercial scale in the southern united states. Since 1971, north carolina is the leading sweet potato production state, producing approximately 60 percent of all sweet potatoes grown in the country ers, 2015. Each sweet potato root will produce 12 to 20 slips over a three to fourweek period. Certified seed will produce 15 20% higher yields than standard seed. Mar 03, 2014 1965 ontario sweet potato project initiated by horticulturalists, but limited interest 1985 to1991 trials by agriculture canada and ontario ministry of agriculture and food staff to assess viability of sweet potato production as an alternative to tobacco 1987 1. California average yields are about 50 to 100% higher than most other states where the crop is grown, a result of the combination of nearly ideal climate, drip irrigation, and virustested seed.
Factors that effect the production of sweet potato were seeds, organic fertilizer, labor in the. Cooking time for whole potatoes varies from 15 to 35 minutes. Since then, there has been a dramatic increase in potato production and demand in asia, africa and latin america. Sustainable and profitable commercial sweet potato production requires.
All over the world people eat and use this super food. Remember, poorquality seed roots will not produce the quality slips needed for the establishment and production of highyielding sweet potato crops. Sweet potato can be grown both as tropical and subtropical crop. Production considerations cultivar selection there are hundreds of sweet potato cultivars available, including heirloom varieties. Root and tuber crops cassava, yam, potato and sweet potato. Today, we learn the topic of cultivation income of sweet potato in india along with sweet potato cultivation cost, sweet potato production economics and sweet potato project report for 1acre plantation.
China currently accounts for more than half of the total global sweet potato output at 70,963,630 metric tons annually. If you need a compliance agreement or have questions related to compliance please contact the plant pest specialist who covers the region in which you. Potato can be grown from true potato seed tps, plantlets or tubers. Plant production compliance agreements compliance agreements are for the allowance of outofstate shipments and are distributed and managed through the north carolina department of agriculture. In 2005, south africa sweet potato production was just above 54 300 tons. The fields are first mowed and foliage removed before digging sweetpotato with this type of equipment. Smallscale technology and practices for sweet potato growing. It is also a fair source of thiamine and iron but a poor source of riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin c.
Fao, 1994 table 2 approximate composition of fresh potato tubers component tuber. Guidelines for estimating potato production costs 2018. Orangefleshed cultivars in particular have immense potential to improve household income and nutrition in subsaharan africa. The rc ratio indicated that sweet potato farm was still feasible and profitable to be cultivate. Sweet potato value chain analysis reveals opportunities. Sweet potato plants are often produced in open beds. Sweet potato production guide business diary philippines. Orangefleshed sweet potato situation analysis and needs assessment tanzania report december 2012 reaching agents of change s u p p o r t e v i t a mi n a s w e t. Table 1 caribbean sweet potato production tonnes for 2006 7 table 2 estimated nutrients removed by the sweet potato crop 23 table 3 nutrient profile of sweet potato vs irish potato 38 table 4 varietal suitability for valueadded products 40 table 5 an example of the information required to calculate the cost.
Leading sweet potato producers worldwide 2017 statista. In some parts of the englishspeaking world, sweet potatoes are locally known by other names, including yam and kumara. Sweet potato production by rishi mohansingh agricultural officer 1 clear the area of all vegetation, then plough. This is due to the rich production yield of up to 30 tons per hectare. These budgets may be adjusted by putting in your own figures. Profitability, scale, and resource use efficiency in sweet potato production. Apr 25, 2017 china currently accounts for more than half of the total global sweet potato output at 70,963,630 metric tons annually. Chemistry, processing, and nutrition presents foundational information, including identification, analysis, and use of chemical components from sweet potato in a variety of food and nonfood uses sweet potatoes can be easily propagated, are rich source of carbohydrates and functional components, and are highly productive, which makes them most suitable for production of staple. Everything you ever wanted to know about sweetpotato.
Broadcast or band half of the required nitrogen n before planting and then sidedress the remainder when the vines begin to run. Sweetpotato production is concentrated in merced county primarily because of the. Make ridges about 1520 cm high, spaced at 75100 cm for. The crop ranks among the five most important food crops in over 50 developing countries dogondaji, 2005. These best management practices, also known as bmps, provide sweet potato growers guidelines on what practices they can implement to reduce the effect agricultural practices may have on the environment. Sweet potato production guide free download as pdf file. The 2015 harvest was a highwater mark in a 15year trend of expansion that began in 2000 when u. Sweet potato has gained prominence due to its ability to adapt to wide production ecologies and yield response to minimal external inputs. As a producer you are encouraged to calculate your own costs of production for various crops. Age of cultivars varieties cutting means months gem miguela chipper bonara for ages tuber weight per plant kg 2 1. However, the sweet potato value chain spvc is not welldeveloped in many producing countries. Sweet potato production guide 4 5 plow deeply and harrow the field twice for clay loam soil or once for sandy loam soil using a tractor or carabao. Sweet potato production from slips johnnys selected seeds.
This is a list of countries by potato production in 2016, based on data from the food and agriculture organization corporate statistical database. New crop production hit a slight snag in early october of 2016, when hurricane matthew arrived in north carolina. As part of activities to promote the production, marketing and utilization of sweet potato in general and more specifically the orange flesh sweet potato by international potato center cip ghana, a sweet potato community need assessment was carried out to generate relevant information to describe the. Sweet potato production volume of the agriculture sector in japan 20102017 volume of sweet potatoes available for consumption per person in canada 20102018 prices of sweet potatoes in the u. Table 1 caribbean sweet potato production tonnes for 2006 7 table 2 estimated nutrients removed by the sweet potato crop 23 table 3 nutrient profile of sweet potato vs irish potato 38 table 4 varietal suitability for valueadded products 40 table 5 an example. However, for good yield and healthy produce, this crop requires welldistributed annual rain fall of 75 150 cm. Broadcast limestone based on the soil test results. Do this when there is enough soil moisture not so wet and not so dry. Sweet potato cultivation information guide asia farming. Modified tractorpulled potato harvesters can be used for harvesting sweetpotato. In 2014 and 2015, sweet potato production increased by an average of about six percent per year. Figure 2 below illustrates the production volumes over the past ten years. Field or site selection soil characteristics one of the most important steps in sweet potato production is selecting the right soil based on the following characteristics.
Jul 25, 2019 a step by step guide for sweet potato cultivation income, project report. Production yields average yields in hawaii are about 12,000 lbsa. The study was conducted to analyze production, processing and marketing of potato in karnataka. Lam is a rainfed vegetable crop grown in the tropics where new varieties have been developed. The most common type of sweet potato found in us markets is the moist. Martins effect of age of planting material onyields of sweet potato from cuttings, tropical root and tuber crops newsletter 15. Enhancing potato basic seed production synergistically using stem cutting and hydroponic technology to upscale potato production in kenya. Patterns and key issues peter t ewell regional representative for subsaharan africa, international potato center cip, po box 25171, nairobi 00603, kenya p. The leading european country in sweet potato production is portugal, which produced 22,901 tons in 2016, followed by spain,523 tons, italy 12,456 tons, and greece 3305 tons. Statistics and economic analysis, daff over the past decade sweet potato production was fairly unstable.
Potato production apac 2018 by country or region producer prices of potatoes for starch production in sweden 20102018 uruguay. Promotion of sweetpotato for the food industry in nigeria nutrients percentage, % composition water 0. Potato is a coolseason crop and is grown through the spring months and harvested in early summer in oklahoma. Although there are activities that men and women regarded as labour intensive and strenuous, women were involved in the majority of production activities, including the most labourintensive ones. This handbook is a compilation of allthingspotato as it relates to nutrition research and more. To deepen understanding of the potato s role in world agriculture, the economy and global food security, fao specialists have compiled a series of factsheets on key issues in potato development. Remember, poorquality seed roots will not produce the quality slips needed for the establishment and production of highyielding sweet potato. Cool nights and sunny days are best for better tuber development. Sweet potatoes differ in such horticultural characteristics as root shape, skin color copper, rose, red, center for crop diversification crop profile sweet potato cheryl kaiser1 and matt ernst2. Needs and costs of flour processing equipment we are talking about the production of sweetpotato flour in rural area at the village level. Sweet potatoes agricultural marketing resource center.
On each farm, costs and yields differ due to soil type, climate and. Pdf on aug 2, 2014, lynn brandenberger and others published sweet potato production find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The aggregate value of yam, cassava, potato and sweet potato exceeds all other african staple crops, and is much higher than the value of cereal crops cereals annually producing on average 169 million tons from 108 million ha of land. Sweet potatoes gained some popularity as a lowercarb potato in the early 2000s. Asia is the worlds largest producer with china producing more than 80% of total world production. Row covers will prevent beetles from feeding on young plants. Sweet potato production guide department of agriculture. Gender situational analysis of the sweetpotato value chain in. Planting periods in zimbabwe summer rain fed november first winterfeb april. Calculation of sweetpotato flour production costs 4. Smallscale technology and practices for sweet potato growing in southeast oklahoma 1 introduction market gardeners are often caught in a technological doughnut hole. Pdf format only nitrogen management in louisiana sweet potatoes. Sweet potato production kenya sweet potato is an important root crop in the north rift valley it provides food in april and may when there is little other food, and can provide vines for animal feed. Carolina, the principal state in sweet potato production in the usa, nitro gen is applied 28 days after plantin g, phosphate at or shortl y after planting, and onefourth of potash at or.
This is done to aerate the soil and kill the roots and weeds. Through the situation analysis a greater opportunity for production, adoption and more demand creation for orange fleshed sweet potato adoption by many tanzanian has been noted. This chart shows sweet potatoes production quantity by country the sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the morning glory family convolvulaceae. In the potato world, africas most populous country, nigeria, stands out. Sustainable potato production food and agriculture. This paper reports the findings of the profitability studies of sweet potato production in kano state, northern part of nigeria. Reasons for the imbalance in sweet potato production among different regions and countries. Varieties there are many varieties of sweet potato. China was by far the largest producer, accounting for 26. This statistic shows the production of sweet potatoes in the united states from 2000 to 2018. It represents the first interpartner effort, post2008, aimed at producing technical guidelines that can be used by decision makers in developing countries to improve the sustainability of potato production and boost the potato subsectors contribution to social and economic development. They cannot justify purchasing largescale equipment for small operations, but farm enough land and crops to merit tools and. The percentage of area under maize cultivation exceeded 70% at sites b and c, and was more than 45% at site a, which also had a large amount of cotton production 44%. However, economic efficiency needs to be ascertained for sustainability.
A baseline survey of orange fleshed sweet potato in western kenya. Specifically, the chapter describes the role of the sweet potato in human diets. Faostat, 2019the world potato sector is undergoing major changes. Jan 27, 2020 this statistic shows the production of sweet potatoes in the united states from 2000 to 2018. Its large, starchy, sweet tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The total world potato production is estimated at 388,191,000 tonnes in 2017 source. Factsheets in pdf the food and agriculture organization of the united nations is leading implementation of the international year of the potato. The role of the sweet potato in the crop diversification of smallscale farmers 123 crops at site b table 1. Control may be necessary for flea beetles, japanese beetles, sweet potato leaf beetles, and wireworms.
Today, sweet potato is grown in most parts of the tropical world and even in the warmer temperate regions. The crop is also known to be a cheap but excellent source of carbohydrates, vitamin a, carotene, calcium, and phosphorus. In europe, there are only four countries that produce sweet potatoes. The hand chipping of roots is a traditional technology and only requires a knife. Purchase sweet potato processing technology 1st edition. Wireworm damage is best prevented by avoiding fields that were grass the prior year. Beginning with potato nutrition facts and ending with a monthly calendar of ideas for news features, newsletters and blog posts, these pages are brimming with historical potato facts, techniques for cooking the potato in todays. Sweet potato originated from tropical central america. Leading countries potato production worldwide, 2018 statista. Production costs for sweetpotato dried chips and flour in sorotiuganda ushs items costunit unit total sweetpotato roots 120 kg 5500 8. Nigerians prefer their sweet potato in porridge, fermented drinks, and. The study reveals that hassan district alone account for more than 41 percent potato production in the state. To the cook, sweet potatoes are easier than pie or sweet potato pie. Fall potato production usually results in poor plant stands and low production due to.
Orange fleshed sweet potato situation analysis and needs. Sweet potatoes university of the district of columbia. Rotavate and make ridges banks 30 60 cm 1 2 ft high and 6090 cm 2 3 ft apart photo 1. Until the early 1990s, most potatoes were grown and consumed in europe, north america and countries of the former soviet union. Smallscale technology and practices for sweet potato growing in southeast oklahoma 3 w e found several advantages to growing sweet potatoes on planting ridges as opposed to flatplanting, especially in wet years when waterlogging and diseases might become an issue. Sweet potato ipomea batatas, locally known as kamote, is commonly planted in flat to slightly rolling open areas. If you are unsure about weevils in your area, contact your county extension agent or the state department of agriculture. Profitability, scale, and resource use efficiency in sweet potato production were analyzed using data from 90 producers.
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