1 CONCEPT NOTE Research Proposal for SLP Funding – Seed Grants 2004 Project Title: Enhancing sweetpotato-pig systems in Asia for poverty alleviation Lead Centre(s): International Potato Center (CIP) Principal Investigator(s) and Contact Details: Keith Fuglie/Yi Wang/Roberto Quiroz/Carlos León-Velarde CIP Xianglin Li / Somkiat Saithanoo /Mario Herrero/William Thorpe ILRI Chris Delgado / Nico Heerink IFPRI-ILRI Collaborators and Contact Details: Zou Chengyi / Yang Jiabao / Q Jianqing / /Liu Zhongmin / Duan Chengzhong Sichuan Animal Science Academy (SASA) Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China Wang Dayi / Tan Wensang Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS) Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China Li Changping / Xiang Boxian Sichuan Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Food Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China Sichuan Department of Agriculture (SDA) Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China Qian Keming Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Beijing, PR China Dao Huy Chien Vietnamese Agricultural Science Institute (VASI) Hanoi, Vietnam Nguyen Thi Tinh National Institute of Animal Husbandry (NIAH) Hanoi, Vietnam Total Cost of Project (SLP Funds, USD): 40,000