Sweetpotato is widely grown in the country as a food security and cash crop. It is mainly eaten as a snack. Orange fleshed varieties are a good source of vitamin A. Leaves of Sweetpotato are used as relish (ndiwo) and are good source of vitamin A
Mbata imalimidwa kwambiri mdziko muno ngati chakudya komanso yogulitsa. Imadyedwa ngati chosangalatsa. Mitundu yambatata yachikasu ndiyabwino chifukwa imapeleka vitamin A. Masamba a mbatata amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati ndiwo ndipo amapeleka vitamin A