Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories

The initiative of cassava value chain in West Africa has provided sustainable opportunity for transferring best bet agronomic, processing and marketing practices to less privileged small holder enterprises in Nigeria, Benin and Sierra Leone. This project which started 2008, sponsored by Common Fund...

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Main Authors: Sanni, Lateef O., Onadipe, O.O., Alenkhe, E.B., Ilona, Paul, Davis-Mussagy, M., Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Format: Conference Proceedings
Language:Inglés
Published: International Association of Hydrological Sciences 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81292
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author Sanni, Lateef O.
Onadipe, O.O.
Alenkhe, E.B.
Ilona, Paul
Davis-Mussagy, M.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
author_browse Alenkhe, E.B.
Davis-Mussagy, M.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Ilona, Paul
Onadipe, O.O.
Sanni, Lateef O.
author_facet Sanni, Lateef O.
Onadipe, O.O.
Alenkhe, E.B.
Ilona, Paul
Davis-Mussagy, M.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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description The initiative of cassava value chain in West Africa has provided sustainable opportunity for transferring best bet agronomic, processing and marketing practices to less privileged small holder enterprises in Nigeria, Benin and Sierra Leone. This project which started 2008, sponsored by Common Fund for Commodities, supervised by FAO and implemented by IITA has been an avenue to improve key players of cassava enterprise in the selected countries to boost their output qualitatively and quantitatively. The selected beneficiary processors individually and in groups were provided with well equipped renovated processing centers and business plans in 13 locations, thus creating enabling environments for maximum production of cassava products. They also received sound processing trainings on quality and competitive cassava products in addition to the introduction/development of new commercial cassava products for market diversification. The processors were as well provided with storage facility for finished products to enable an all year round access to products. The capacities of local fabricators were enhanced as they were used in fabricating all the equipment at the centers while markets were linked for the processors at all levels. From the assessment of the projects so far, appreciable and sustainable progress had been reported in term of processors' increased productivity, expanded utilization of cassava and capacity enhancement in processing and equipment management. The processing centers are being used as reference for academic and development purposes.
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spelling CGSpace812922023-02-15T06:39:28Z Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories Sanni, Lateef O. Onadipe, O.O. Alenkhe, E.B. Ilona, Paul Davis-Mussagy, M. Dixon, Alfred G.O. cassava value chain development agronomy processing marketing small holder success stories The initiative of cassava value chain in West Africa has provided sustainable opportunity for transferring best bet agronomic, processing and marketing practices to less privileged small holder enterprises in Nigeria, Benin and Sierra Leone. This project which started 2008, sponsored by Common Fund for Commodities, supervised by FAO and implemented by IITA has been an avenue to improve key players of cassava enterprise in the selected countries to boost their output qualitatively and quantitatively. The selected beneficiary processors individually and in groups were provided with well equipped renovated processing centers and business plans in 13 locations, thus creating enabling environments for maximum production of cassava products. They also received sound processing trainings on quality and competitive cassava products in addition to the introduction/development of new commercial cassava products for market diversification. The processors were as well provided with storage facility for finished products to enable an all year round access to products. The capacities of local fabricators were enhanced as they were used in fabricating all the equipment at the centers while markets were linked for the processors at all levels. From the assessment of the projects so far, appreciable and sustainable progress had been reported in term of processors' increased productivity, expanded utilization of cassava and capacity enhancement in processing and equipment management. The processing centers are being used as reference for academic and development purposes. 2012-02 2017-06-05T08:39:25Z 2017-06-05T08:39:25Z Conference Proceedings https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81292 en Limited Access International Association of Hydrological Sciences Sanni, L.O., Onadipe, O.O., Alenkhe, E.B., Ilona, P., Davis-Mussagy, M. & Dixon, A.G.O. (2012). Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories. In: Proceedings of the 11th triennial Symposium of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences held at Memling Hotel: Tropical roots and tuber crops and the challenges of globalization and climate changes, (pp.568-577), Kinshasa, 4-8 October, Ibandan: ISTRC-AB .
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value chain
development
agronomy
processing
marketing
small holder
success stories
Sanni, Lateef O.
Onadipe, O.O.
Alenkhe, E.B.
Ilona, Paul
Davis-Mussagy, M.
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories
title Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories
title_full Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories
title_fullStr Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories
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title_short Cassava value chain development in West Africa: success stories
title_sort cassava value chain development in west africa success stories
topic cassava
value chain
development
agronomy
processing
marketing
small holder
success stories
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81292
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