Root and tuber crops in Grenada
The situation of sweet potato, cassava, cocoyam, taro, and yams, mainly grown for subsistence in Grenada, is presented. Their supply, cropping systems, yields, production costs and constraints, and the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers are briefly discussed. The marketing of sweet potato,...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1986
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| author | Buckmire, K.U. Benjamin, R.L. Burris, N. |
| author_browse | Benjamin, R.L. Buckmire, K.U. Burris, N. |
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| description | The situation of sweet potato, cassava, cocoyam, taro, and yams, mainly grown for subsistence in Grenada, is presented. Their supply, cropping systems, yields, production costs and constraints, and the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers are briefly discussed. The marketing of sweet potato, yams, and aroids is analyzed as well as the government policies related to the support of root crop plant breeding programs.(CIAT) |
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| spelling | CGSpace822722025-11-05T16:54:38Z Root and tuber crops in Grenada Buckmire, K.U. Benjamin, R.L. Burris, N. manihot esculenta production sweet potatoes cocoyams starch crops producción batata ocumo name The situation of sweet potato, cassava, cocoyam, taro, and yams, mainly grown for subsistence in Grenada, is presented. Their supply, cropping systems, yields, production costs and constraints, and the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers are briefly discussed. The marketing of sweet potato, yams, and aroids is analyzed as well as the government policies related to the support of root crop plant breeding programs.(CIAT) Se presenta la situacion de la batata, la yuca, el ocumo, el malangay y el name, cultivados principalmente para subsistencia en Granada. Se discuten brevemente su oferta, sistemas de cultivo, rendimientos, costos y limitaciones de la produccion y el perfil socioeconomico de los productores. Se analizan el mercadeo de batata, name y aroides y las politicas gubernamentales relacionadas con el apoyo a los proyectos de mejoramiento de los cultivos de raices. (CIAT) 1986 2017-06-20T09:01:38Z 2017-06-20T09:01:38Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82272 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Buckmire, K.U.;Benjamin, R.L.;Burris, N.1986. Root and tuber crops in Grenada . In: Regional Workshop on Root Crops Production and Research in the Caribbean (1985, Guadeloupe). Root crops production and research in the Caribbean: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 51-57. |
| spellingShingle | manihot esculenta production sweet potatoes cocoyams starch crops producción batata ocumo name Buckmire, K.U. Benjamin, R.L. Burris, N. Root and tuber crops in Grenada |
| title | Root and tuber crops in Grenada |
| title_full | Root and tuber crops in Grenada |
| title_fullStr | Root and tuber crops in Grenada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Root and tuber crops in Grenada |
| title_short | Root and tuber crops in Grenada |
| title_sort | root and tuber crops in grenada |
| topic | manihot esculenta production sweet potatoes cocoyams starch crops producción batata ocumo name |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82272 |
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