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| Strengths | Weaknesses |
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| (i) Low external inputs requirement | (i) Low price at harvest |
| (ii) Many producers are available | (ii) Too sweet to adults |
| (iii) Ready available markets | (iii) Not consumed as a main meal |
| (iv) Availability of improved cultivars | (iv) Highly perishable roots |
| (v) Improved technologies available | (v) Poor grading and standardization |
| (vi) Institutional technical capacity available | (vi) Improved storage facilities not available |
| (vii) Favourable policy environment | (vii) Lack of improved preservation methods |
| (viii) Favourable production ecologies | (viii) Insufficient access to vines at planting |
| (ix) Enormous health benefits | (ix) Little women involvement in production |
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| Opportunities | Threats |
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| (i) Preferred by children | (i) Field pests and diseases |
| (ii) Demand for orange-fleshed cultivars | (ii) Short shelf-life |
| (iii) High cost-benefit ratio to farmers | (iii) Seasonal glut leading to low price |
| (iv) Available land resources | (iv) Poor transport/handling facilities |
| (v) Many potential markets | (v) Low financial support to growers |
| (vi) For complementary animal feed | (vi) Low awareness on health benefits |
| (vii) Many diversified uses | (vii) Poor consumer perception |
| (viii) Many processing options | (viii) Poor quality standardization |
| (ix) Insatiable export markets | (ix) Availability of close substitutes (potato and yam) |
| (x) Favourable policy and donor goodwill | (x) Competing interest for land use for cereals |
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