Recent growth in African cassava
According to the authors, Cassava serves as a staple food for 200 million Africans, second only to maize in its calorie contribution. In response to a series of devastating attacks by cassava diseases and pests over the past several decades, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Nweke, Felix I. Haggblade, Steven Zulu, Ballard |
| author_browse | Haggblade, Steven Nweke, Felix I. Zulu, Ballard |
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| description | According to the authors, Cassava serves as a staple food for 200 million Africans, second only to maize in its calorie contribution. In response to a series of devastating attacks by cassava diseases and pests over the past several decades, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and several national agricultural research services have launched successful cassava research programs... " This brief describes some of the programs, their impact and the drivers of change. It concludes with an analyis of the key lessons learned for building future successes. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace1575372025-04-08T18:30:07Z Recent growth in African cassava Nweke, Felix I. Haggblade, Steven Zulu, Ballard cassava agriculture poverty research projects components crop yield According to the authors, Cassava serves as a staple food for 200 million Africans, second only to maize in its calorie contribution. In response to a series of devastating attacks by cassava diseases and pests over the past several decades, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and several national agricultural research services have launched successful cassava research programs... " This brief describes some of the programs, their impact and the drivers of change. It concludes with an analyis of the key lessons learned for building future successes. 2004 2024-10-24T12:50:38Z 2024-10-24T12:50:38Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157537 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nweke, Felix I.; Haggblade, Steven; and Zulu, Ballard. 2004. Recent growth in African cassava. 2020 Vision Focus 12(3). Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157537 |
| spellingShingle | cassava agriculture poverty research projects components crop yield Nweke, Felix I. Haggblade, Steven Zulu, Ballard Recent growth in African cassava |
| title | Recent growth in African cassava |
| title_full | Recent growth in African cassava |
| title_fullStr | Recent growth in African cassava |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent growth in African cassava |
| title_short | Recent growth in African cassava |
| title_sort | recent growth in african cassava |
| topic | cassava agriculture poverty research projects components crop yield |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157537 |
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