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Seed Inspection

SOSPPA collaborates with MAAIF who carries out Seed
Inspection and Certification of farmer seeds in order to
maintain quality control of planting materials.
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Training of Farmers

SOSPPA conduct farmer and group trainings toward Good
Agronomic Practices (GAP) such as pest & disease control,
fertilizer use, clean seed, soil management, etc.
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Value Addition

SOSPPA processes a variety of sweetpotato products including
puree, bread, composite flours, Spaghetti. Other products
also produced include cassava chips, etc.
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Marketing of Vines
and Roots

SOSPPA links farmers to local, regional, national, and
export markets.
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Soroti Sweetpotato Producers and Processors Association (SOSPPA) is farmer led association based in Serere district (Eastern Uganda) and its engaged in activities to improve and increase farmers’ livelihood and incomes through seed multiplication and production in crops such as sweetpotato, cassava, finger millet, soya bean, sorghum, maize, cowpea, green gram, farmer trainings on Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) to increase production, dissemination and promotional activities of nutrient sensitive foods crops for food security, climate change and adaptation as well as smart Agriculture, outre

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Farmer Training

SOSPPA conduct farmer and group trainings toward Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) such as pest & disease control, fertilizer use, clean seed, soil management, etc.

Value Addition

SOSPPA processes a variety of sweetpotato products including puree, bread, composite flours, Spaghetti. Other products also produced include cassava chips, etc.

Sweetpoato Vines and Roots

SOSPPA is engaged in production of seed and roots of sweetpotato varieties which are rich in Vitamin A such as: Ejumula, Naspot 13, Naspot 8, Tanzania (Osukut), Narospot 1, among other improved varieties.

Finger millet, Legumes, and Cereals

SOSPPA, in partnership with NaSARRI are promoting and commercialising finger millet varieties such as; NARO Mill 2, NARO Mill 3, etc. Other crops includes Soya bean, Sorghum, Maize, Cowpea, Greengram

Cassava Seed and Roots

SOSPPA in partnership with Ministry of Agriculture of Uganda are engaged in seed production of and processing of cassava for commercial use. Varieties supported includes NAROCAS 1, NASSE 3, NASSE 14, etc.

Sweetpotato

Vine Multiplication & Conservation
Training farmers in GAP
Root Production & Processing
Marketing & Promotions
Nutrition

Cassava

Seed Multiplication & Conservation
Training farmers on GAP
Root Production & Processing
Marketing & Promotions
Nutrition awareness

Finger Millet

Training farmers in GAP
Millet Production
Processing
Marketing
Nutrition training

Other Crops handled

Soya bean
Sorghum
Maize
Cowpea
Green gram

SUCCESS STORIES

Clean planting materials

Ensured the availability of clean sweetpotato planting materials throughout the year by training of seed multipliers capable of multiplying certified seed across the districts in Eastern Uganda.

Value Addition

Gradually improved the quality and quantities of value-added products to suit the consumer acceptable taste.

Promotions

Promoted of improved technologies on the target crops in collaboration with development partners such as CIP, NARO, District Local Governments, and National & International NGOs.

Livelihood Improvement

Contributed towards improvement of community nutrition though access to Vitamin A rich products, improved livelihood including provision of direct and indirect employment: many farmers now able to educate their children and construct good houses.

Composite Flour rich in Vitamins and carbohydrates made out of Sweetpotato, Cassava, Sorghum, and Greengram: good for children and the elderly.

Cake made out of Orange-fleshed sweetpotato and rich in Vitamin A which is good for eyesight and body immunity.

Cookies made out of Orange-fleshed sweetpotato and rich in Vitamin A which is good for eyesight and body immunity.

Bread made out of Orange-fleshed sweetpotato and rich in Vitamin A which is good for eyesight and body immunity.

Soroti Sweetpotato Producers and Processors Association (SOSPPA) was founded in 2006; it evolved from Abuket Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato Producers and Processors Association (AOSPPA) that was founded in 2004 by six (6) farmer groups comprising of 25 (twenty-five) members. All of them were graduates of Integrated Crop Management (ICM), Farmer Field Schools (FFS), and adopters of the farmer field approach in Kyere Subcounty. Subsequently more groups joined from other Subcounties such as Kateta, Atirra, Katina, and Arapai from districts in Eastern Uganda.

Today SOSPPA has a total membership of 2,000 (two thousand) farmers of which 60% are female, 30% male and 10% youth. SOSPPA membership is continually growing as many farmers are seeing the benefits the association has brought to its members.