Cassava production trends in Africa
This paper which is based on primary information collected over a wide area in sub-Saharan Africa shows that cassava production is expanding in the region. The expansion is in response to demographic and market pressures as well as to periodic famine caused by drought, plant pests and disease or by...
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International Society for Horticultural Science
1994
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| author | Nweke, F. Polson, R. Strauss, J. |
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| description | This paper which is based on primary information collected over a wide area in sub-Saharan Africa shows that cassava production is expanding in the region. The expansion is in response to demographic and market pressures as well as to periodic famine caused by drought, plant pests and disease or by civil disturbances. In addition, adoption of improved processing techniques is also aiding the expansion in cassava production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1009682024-05-15T05:11:29Z Cassava production trends in Africa Nweke, F. Polson, R. Strauss, J. cassava markets pests techniques This paper which is based on primary information collected over a wide area in sub-Saharan Africa shows that cassava production is expanding in the region. The expansion is in response to demographic and market pressures as well as to periodic famine caused by drought, plant pests and disease or by civil disturbances. In addition, adoption of improved processing techniques is also aiding the expansion in cassava production. 1994-11 2019-04-24T12:29:39Z 2019-04-24T12:29:39Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100968 en Open Access International Society for Horticultural Science Nweke, F., Polson, R. & Strauss, J. (1994). Cassava production trends in Africa. In F. Ofori and S.K. Hahn (Eds.), Tropical root crops in a developing economy: Proceedings of the 9th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, 20-26 October 1991, Accra, Ghana: IITA, (p. 311-321). |
| spellingShingle | cassava markets pests techniques Nweke, F. Polson, R. Strauss, J. Cassava production trends in Africa |
| title | Cassava production trends in Africa |
| title_full | Cassava production trends in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Cassava production trends in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cassava production trends in Africa |
| title_short | Cassava production trends in Africa |
| title_sort | cassava production trends in africa |
| topic | cassava markets pests techniques |
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