Topic 11: Gender and Diversity Aspects. The importance of recognising gender and diversity issues in agriculture and sweetpotato systems is discussed. Situations where sweetpotato is grown as a female crop, and others where it is grown as a male crop, or grown by both men and women are presented along with the different constraints, needs and priorities of female and male farmers. Best practice suggestions are made for how gender can be incorporated into sweetpotato programmes. Topic 12: Monitoring of OFSP Dissemination and Uptake. An explanation of the reasons for monitoring and the differences between monitoring and evaluation is provided. This is followed by a range of tools which can be used for monitoring the dissemination, performance and use of sweetpotato planting materials. In order to understand the long-term impacts and reach of sweetpotato training it is important that records are kept on who has been trained. These records can be used for follow up activities.
