In Mozambique, at the time cassava was the main food crop, … - Maria Andrade

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In Mozambique, at the time cassava was the main food crop, followed by maize, with sweet potato coming a distant fifth.

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Maria Isabel Andrade (born 1958) is a Cape Verdean food scientist. Andrade has worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize.

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In Mozambique, at the time cassava was the main food crop, followed by maize, with sweet potato coming a distant fifth. - Maria Andrade

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