Okra

African Eggplant

Solanum aethiopicum — Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya. Indigenous vegetable with growing demand.

Amaranth

Amaranthus spp. — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia. Dual-purpose: grain and leaf vegetable superfood.

Cassava

Manihot esculenta — DRC, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda, Gabon, Rep. Congo, Chad

Moringa

Moringa oleifera — Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Chad, Cameroon. Leaf powder, seeds, and oil.

Onions

Allium cepa — Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda

Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum — Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cameroon

Sweet Potatoes

Ipomoea batatas — Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, DRC, Cameroon. Includes orange-fleshed varieties.

Taro / Colocasia

Colocasia esculenta — Cameroon, DRC, Rwanda

Tomatoes

Solanum lycopersicum — Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon

Yams

Dioscorea spp. — Cameroon, Chad, DRC