Sweetpotato is the developing worlds fifth most important food crop. The sweetpotato has become an effective weapon in Africa in the fight against blindness caused by vitamin A deficiency. Thanks to a CIP initiative, in seven countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, orange flesh sweetpotato is being introduced successfully into the family diet. These new varieties of orange sweetpotato in some cases increase intake of vitamin A more than 90 percent. Here farmer Emanuel Jaime shows his OFSPs ready for market.