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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Autores principales: Nweke, F., Polson, R., Strauss, J.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Society for Horticultural Science 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100968
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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).
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markets
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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
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100968
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