GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century

Since 1998, cassava has outperformed all the world’s major crops in relative production increase. It is also recognized as being resilient to climate change. Its global average yield, however, is only 13 Mt/ha, compared to a potential of at least 65 Mt/ha, partly due to the impact of pests and disea...

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Main Authors: Fauquet, Claude M., Tohme, Joseph M.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90629
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description Since 1998, cassava has outperformed all the world’s major crops in relative production increase. It is also recognized as being resilient to climate change. Its global average yield, however, is only 13 Mt/ha, compared to a potential of at least 65 Mt/ha, partly due to the impact of pests and diseases. The cassava community needs to improve production, processing and market development to keep its derived food products affordable for global populations. This effort will require a significant increase in research and development (R&D) investment, while speeding up the improvement of cassava value chains – from production in the field to consumption on the plate. This is what the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century aims to realize by advocating for cassava to change mindsets, identifying gaps in R&D value chains, and accelerating the flow of information about cassava.
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spelling CGSpace906292025-03-13T09:44:46Z GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century Fauquet, Claude M. Tohme, Joseph M. manihot esculenta cassava production climate change plant diseases value chain Since 1998, cassava has outperformed all the world’s major crops in relative production increase. It is also recognized as being resilient to climate change. Its global average yield, however, is only 13 Mt/ha, compared to a potential of at least 65 Mt/ha, partly due to the impact of pests and diseases. The cassava community needs to improve production, processing and market development to keep its derived food products affordable for global populations. This effort will require a significant increase in research and development (R&D) investment, while speeding up the improvement of cassava value chains – from production in the field to consumption on the plate. This is what the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century aims to realize by advocating for cassava to change mindsets, identifying gaps in R&D value chains, and accelerating the flow of information about cassava. 2017-07-12 2018-01-29T17:58:59Z 2018-01-29T17:58:59Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90629 en Limited Access Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited Fauquet, Claude M.; Tohme, Joseph M.. 2017. GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century . In: Clair, Hershey (Ed). 2017. Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 1: Cultivation techniques. Burleigh Dodds, 424 p. (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science) . Burleigh Dodds, Part 2 , No.10.
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plant diseases
value chain
Fauquet, Claude M.
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GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century
title GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century
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title_fullStr GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century
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title_short GCP21: a global cassava partnership for the 21st century
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cassava
production
climate change
plant diseases
value chain
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