Imagen de Portada
Código QR

Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development

Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about half...

Descripción completa

Autores principales: Dixon, Alfred G.O., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Coyne, Danny L., Ferguson, Morag E., Ferris, R.S.B., Hanna, R., Hughes, J., Ingelbrecht, I.L., Legg, James P., Mahungu, N.M., Manyong, Victor M., Mowbray, D., Neuenschwander, Peter, Whyte, J., Hartmann, P., Ortíz, R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2003
Materias:
cassava
plant diseases
food security
value chain
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96342
Sumario:Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. Already, cassava provides more than half of the dietary calories for over 200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (about half of the total population). It also contributes substantial amounts of protein, minerals (iron and calcium) and vitamins (A and C) through leaf consumption (Table 1) though to a much smaller population at the present time.

Ejemplares similares